LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Success
Sun Sep 26 2010
Orbital Sciences Corporation

Mission TBD

Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

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(4:41 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

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(4:41 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(4:41 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Minotaur IV

Description:

The Minotaur IV launch system is derived from the Peacekeeper ICBM. The first three stages are taken directly from decommissioned Peacekeeper missiles. A fourth stage, the Orion-38, is taken from the Pegasus family of air-launched rockets.

Minotaur IV rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type:
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 8