August 26, 2017 6:04 am
ORS-5
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Minotaur IV
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Also known as SensorSat, the Operationally Responsive Space 5 (ORS-5) will perform surveillance on geostationary (GEO) satellites. The craft will provide a stopgap for the existing space based surveillance system (SBSS), since full replacements are not expected until after 2020. With a mass of approximately 100kg the solar powered craft will operate in low earth orbit at an altitude of 600km.
Launch Overview
Window Open
03:15 UTC
Window Close
07:15 UTC
Lift Off
Aug 26, 2017 · 06:04 UTC
Launch Facility
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 46
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Orbital ATK
Payload
ORS-5
Rocket
Minotaur IV
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
Watch Live
📺 Watch on YouTube
Also known as SensorSat, the Operationally Responsive Space 5 (ORS-5) will perform surveillance on geostationary (GEO) satellites. The craft will provide a stopgap for the existing space based surveillance system (SBSS), since full replacements are not expected until after 2020. With a mass of approximately 100kg the solar powered craft will operate in low earth orbit at an altitude of 600km.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
Orbital ATK
Space Launch Complex 46
Launch Overview
Window Open
03:15 UTC
Window Close
07:15 UTC
Lift Off
Aug 26, 2017 · 06:04 UTC
Launch Facility
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 46
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Orbital ATK
Payload
ORS-5
Rocket
Minotaur IV
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
Watch Live
📺 Watch on YouTube
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