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ORS-5
Minotaur IVOrbital ATKSpace Launch Complex 46
Saturday, August 26, 2017 · 06:04 AM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Minotaur IV
Profile →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...
Height23.9 m
LEO Payload1,735 kg
Launches6
Successes6
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadORS-5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerOrbital ATK
Stages4
PadSpace Launch Complex 46, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WeatherNo formal weather concerns published, N/A
Mission Timeline
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Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 46, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.458°N, 80.528°W
Weather
- Condition
- No formal weather concerns published
- Temperature
- N/A
- Wind
- N/A
- GO Probability
- 70%
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
