Orbital Sciences CorporationMinotaur IV+Launch Pad 1, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
Minotaur IV+ | TacSat-4
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.September 27, 2011Add to calendar
Launch Successful
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Orbital Sciences Corporation's 63rd launch · 4th this year · humanity's 5,161st orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Sep 27, 15:49 – Sep 27, 15:49 UTC
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TacSat-4
TacSat-4 was a US Naval Research Laboratory experimental communications satellite that placed a large UHF antenna in a highly elliptical orbit to provide on-the-move communications and data exfiltration for deployed forces, including coverage of high latitudes.
Technology · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
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