Re-Entry: Minotaur IV Rocket Body

September 2, 2017 Patrick Blau 2303 Views ORS 5, SensorSat

The fourth stage of a modified Minotaur IV rocket re-entered the atmosphere on September 1st, 2017 after only six days

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Minotaur IV Blasts into Orbit from Cape Canaveral with ORS-5 Space Situational Awareness Satellite

August 26, 2017August 28, 2017 Patrick Blau 5304 Views Cape Canaveral, ORS, ORS 5, SensorSat, U.S. Air Force

Orbital ATK’s Minotaur IV rocket shot up into the night skies over Florida’s Space Coast in the early hours on Saturday, carrying out its debut launch from Cape Canaveral to dispatch the ORS-5 Space Situational Awareness Satellite

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Photos: First Minotaur Launch from Florida

August 26, 2017August 28, 2017 Patrick Blau 3451 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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Video: Minotaur IV Launch with ORS-5

August 26, 2017August 26, 2017 Patrick Blau 3121 Views Cape Canaveral, ORS, ORS 5, SensorSat, U.S. Air Force

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Minotaur IV Stands Ready to Fire Off from Cape Canaveral with ORS-5 Space Surveillance Satellite

August 25, 2017August 25, 2017 Patrick Blau 5921 Views Cape Canaveral, ORS, ORS 5, SensorSat, U.S. Air Force

Orbital ATK’s Minotaur rocket is set for its first launch from Cape Canaveral Friday night, tasked with carrying into orbit the ORS-5 mission for the U.S. Air Force comprising the SensorSat space surveillance spacecraft and three CubeSats riding shotgun with the primary payload.

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Photos: Minotaur IV Prepares for first Cape Canaveral Launch

August 25, 2017 Patrick Blau 2674 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 2304 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.