INTELSAT 27
Mission Overview
The launch of the Intelsat 27 spacecraft took place on January 31, 2013 at 22:55:59 Pacific Standard Time (06:55:59 UTC, February 1, 2013). The mission was unsuccessful, resulting in the impact of the Zenit-3SL with the Pacific Ocean surface approximately 4 kilometers from the Odyssey Launch Platform, resulting in the total loss of the Intelsat 27 spacecraft.
Nobody was injured and the Sea Launch vessels were not damaged in the incident. A search effort conducted on February 1st from the Sea Launch Commander-based helicopter identified no recoverable debris.
