Minotaur-C - SkySat - Launch Profile
Launch Data
Launch Vehicle: Minotaur-C 3210
Launch Site: SLC-576E Vandenberg
Launch Date: October 31, 2017
Window: 21:37 UTC
Payload: 6 SkySat & 4 Flock-3m
Window: 21:37 UTC
Payload: 6 SkySat & 4 Flock-3m
Target Orbit:
Type: Sun Synchronous Orbit
Perigee: 500Kilometers
Apogee: 500 Kilometers
Apogee: 500 Kilometers
Equator Crossing: 13:30

Credit: Orbital ATK
Launch Timeline
Time | Event | Altitude (km) | Velocity (m/s) | Range (km) |
---|---|---|---|---|
T-0 | Castor 120 Ignition (Stage 0) | |||
T+01:25.5 | Stage 0 Separation / Stage 1 Ignition | 49.2 | 1,824 | 68 |
T+02:44.2 | Stage 1 Burnout | 144.7 | 4,267 | 320 |
T+02:49.3 | Stage 1 Separation | 150.5 | 4,254 | 320 |
T+02:51.5 | Stage 2 Ignition | 152.9 | 4,250 | 329 |
T+02:58.0 | Payload Fairing Jettison | 160.1 | 4,265 | 356 |
T+04:09.4 | Stage 2 Burnout | 242.0 | 6,667 | 745 |
T+05:13.4 | Stage 2 Separation | 313.4 | 6,568 | 1,165 |
T+09:16.0 | Stage 3 Ignition | 494.0 | 6,325 | 2,693 |
T+10:27.2 | Stage 3 Burnout | 507.0 | 7,609 | 3,163 |
T+13:22.2 | SkySat #1 Separation | |||
T+13:42.2 | SkySat #2 Separation | |||
T+14:02.2 | SkySat #3 Separation | |||
T+14:22.2 | SkySat #4 Separation | |||
T+15:22.2 | Upper Bulkhead Separation | |||
T+16:42.9 | SkySat #5 Separation | |||
T+17:02.9 | SkySat #6 Separation | |||
T+18:12.9 | Flock-3m 1 & 2 Separation | |||
T+19:44.4 | Flock-3m 3 & 4 Separation | |||
T+21:25.9 | End of Mission |