Orbital Sciences CorporationMinotaur ISpace Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
JAWSAT & FalconSat 1
Launched
January 27, 2000
Image: NASA
Summary
JAWSAT & FalconSat 1 launched on an Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur I from Space Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 27, 2000. It was Orbital Sciences Corporation's 33rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,371st orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Minotaur I flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 13 objects from this launch are catalogued, 10 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Minotaur I · Orbital Sciences Corporation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Minotaur I flightOrbital Sciences Corporation's 33rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,371st orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
13 catalogued: 10 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 11 still in orbit
- Weber-OSCAR-39 · NORAD 26061 · in orbit
- OCS · NORAD 26062 · re-entered March 5, 2001
- OPAL-OSCAR-38 · NORAD 26063 · in orbit
- Falconsat-1 · NORAD 26064 · in orbit
- ASUSAT-OSCAR-37 · NORAD 26065 · in orbit
- Picosat 1 · NORAD 26080 · in orbit
- Thelma · NORAD 26091 · in orbit
- Louise · NORAD 26092 · in orbit
- JAK · NORAD 26093 · in orbit
- STENSAT · NORAD 26094 · in orbit
Minotaur I (1) Stage 4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The JAWSAT (Joint Air Force Academy / Weber State University Satellite) project was developed by students working alongside aerospace professionals. Initially designed with a pulsed-plasma thruster to train Air Force Academy cadets (see JAWSAT), the mission has since evolved to include the efforts of several universities, local aerospace companies, the Air Force Academy, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and NASA. Utilizing breakthrough technologies, JAWSAT deployed four satellites when it reached orbit. The onboard imaging system recorded the deployment of each payload with its six digital cameras. The first free-flying Academy satellite, FalconSat-1 carried the CHAWS (Charging Hazards and Wake Studies) experiment developed by the Physics Department at the Academy.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
1st launch from Space Launch Complex 8, 1st this year · 598th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
10 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did JAWSAT & FalconSat 1 launch?
JAWSAT & FalconSat 1 launched on January 27, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch JAWSAT & FalconSat 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched JAWSAT & FalconSat 1?
Minotaur I, flown by Orbital Sciences Corporation. Minotaur I spec sheet
Where did JAWSAT & FalconSat 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was JAWSAT & FalconSat 1 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.
How many satellites did JAWSAT & FalconSat 1 launch?
10 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 9 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).