Orbital Sciences CorporationMinotaur ILaunch Area 0 B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Tacsat 2
Launched
December 16, 2006
Image: NASA
Summary
Tacsat 2 launched on an Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur I from Launch Area 0 B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on December 16, 2006. It was Orbital Sciences Corporation's 51st launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,812th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Minotaur I flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Tacsat 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 422 × 430 km orbit inclined 40.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Minotaur I · Orbital Sciences Corporation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Minotaur I flight · 2nd this yearOrbital Sciences Corporation's 51st launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,812th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tacsat 2 · NORAD 29653 · 2006-058 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2006-058A
- Epoch
- 2006-12-16 16:14:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.49372267 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005846
- Inclination
- 40.0116°
- Ascending node
- 76.6284°
- Arg. of perigee
- 158.6274°
- Mean anomaly
- 201.4759°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Tacsat 2 · NORAD 29653 · re-entered February 5, 2011
- Genesat-1 · NORAD 29655 · re-entered August 4, 2010
Minotaur I (6) Stage 4 · re-entered April 2, 2011
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Technology satellite for the US Air Force
Pad
Launch Area 0 B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
1st launch from Launch Area 0 B, 1st this year · 49th from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
8 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tacsat 2 launch?
Tacsat 2 launched on December 16, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tacsat 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tacsat 2?
Minotaur I, flown by Orbital Sciences Corporation. Minotaur I spec sheet
Where did Tacsat 2 launch from?
Launch Area 0 B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit did Tacsat 2 reach?
Tacsat 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 422 × 430 km orbit inclined 40.0°.
How many satellites did Tacsat 2 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).