Minotaur I | ORS-1 (USA-231)
Status: Success | Launched: Jun 30, 2011 03:09 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Orbital Sciences Corporation (Commercial)
- Rocket: Minotaur I — Minotaur family
Mission
ORS-1 satellite is designed to provide orbital space imagery of Southwest Asia and to enhance battlespace awareness to operational field commanders.
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Launch Area 0 B
- Location: Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
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