Orbital Sciences CorporationMinotaur ILaunch Area 0 B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
ORS-1 (USA-231)
Launched
June 30, 2011
Image: NASA
Summary
ORS-1 (USA-231) launched on an Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur I from Launch Area 0 B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on June 30, 2011. It was Orbital Sciences Corporation's 62nd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,136th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Minotaur I flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Minotaur I · Orbital Sciences Corporation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 10th Minotaur I flight · 2nd this yearOrbital Sciences Corporation's 62nd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,136th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- USA 231 · NORAD 37728 · re-entered March 12, 2018
Minotaur I (10) Stage 4 · re-entered May 20, 2012
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ORS-1 satellite is designed to provide orbital space imagery of Southwest Asia and to enhance battlespace awareness to operational field commanders.
Pad
Launch Area 0 B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
4th launch from Launch Area 0 B, 1st this year · 52nd from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
8 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
about 2 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did ORS-1 (USA-231) launch?
ORS-1 (USA-231) launched on June 30, 2011. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ORS-1 (USA-231)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched ORS-1 (USA-231)?
Minotaur I, flown by Orbital Sciences Corporation. Minotaur I spec sheet
Where did ORS-1 (USA-231) launch from?
Launch Area 0 B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit was ORS-1 (USA-231) going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did ORS-1 (USA-231) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).