A 55-foot "Super Strypi" experimental U.S. military rocket carrying a group of tiny spacecrafts was launched on Tuesday from Kauai's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii.
The rocket broke apart just a few seconds after launch, deeming the mission a failure.
The launch was the first test flight for the U.S. Air Force's Operationally Responsive Space Office's Super Strypi rocket, according to International Business Times.
Videos were posted online showing how the rocket lifted off toward the clouds, NBC News reports. However, after about a minute, it started spinning uncontrollably.
Another video is taken from the point-of-view of a bystander.
The three-stage flight was supposed to carry UH's HiakaSat satellite and 12 other smaller satellites. HiakaSat was designed to take images of Earth that could offer data on global warming, ocean temperatures and other environmental issues, according to The New York Times.
This rocket launch has been scheduled since Oct. 2013, but had several cancellations and schedule changes because of technology and timing issues.
Officials are currently investigating the cause of the failure.
