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Orbital ATK launches fleet of SkySat Earth observation satellites

Orbital ATK launches fleet of SkySat Earth observation satellites

The Orbital ATK Minotaur-C rocket, carrying 10 small satellites owned by Planet, launched from Space Launch Complex 576-E here Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 2:37 p.m. PDT. Photo & Caption Credit: Senior Airman Ian Dudley / U.S. Air Force

Orbital ATK’s Minotaur-C roared into the sky at 2:37 p.m. PDT (21:37 GMT) Oct. 31, 2017, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The Halloween-day launch carried…

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Orbital ATK eyeing new date for Minotaur-C launch with SkySat

Orbital ATK eyeing new date for Minotaur-C launch with SkySat

Archive photo of a Minotaur-C launch. Image Credit: Orbital ATK

Wanting a chance to further verify and carry out routine testing of their Minotaur-C rocket, Dulles Virginia-based Orbital ATK announced on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, that it has requested a later launch date for the solid-propellant fueled rocket. At present, a new launch date is not available.  (more…)

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