Photos: First Minotaur Launch from Florida

August 26, 2017August 28, 2017 Patrick Blau 3457 Views Cape Canaveral, ORS, ORS 5, SensorSat, U.S. Air Force

An Orbital ATK Minotaur IV rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 46, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 6:04 UTC on Saturday, August 26, 2017, carrying into orbit the ORS-5 mission for the U.S. Air Force.

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Photos: Minotaur IV Prepares for first Cape Canaveral Launch

August 25, 2017 Patrick Blau 2680 Views Cape Canaveral, ORS, ORS 5, SensorSat, U.S. Air Force

Orbital ATK prepares a modified Minotaur IV rocket for liftoff from Space Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to deliver the ORS-5 mission for the U.S. Air Force.

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Photos: SensorSat Readied for Space Surveillance Mission

August 25, 2017 Patrick Blau 2311 Views Cape Canaveral, ORS, ORS 5, SensorSat, U.S. Air Force

The 113-Kilogram SensorSat Space Situational Awareness Satellite is readied for launch by MIT / Lincoln Lab engineers, set for a three-year mission watching over activity in Geostationary Orbit where the world’s communications and weather satellites reside.