The TacSat-3 satellite was launched to orbit by a Minotaur I rocket, Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] announced. Liftoff was from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) launch facility at Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va., a NASA spaceport. The early evening launch was followed 12 minutes later by the Minotaur I deploying the TacSat-3 in its targeted orbit of approximately 285 miles (460 kilometers) above the Earth's surface. This was the 16th mission for the Minotaur program since its inception…
Minotaur Rocket Launches TacSat-3 Satellite
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