Orbital ATK [OA] on Thursday successfully launched NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) satellites, according to a company statement.Launch took place on Orbital ATK’s Pegasus air-launched rocket. For the first phase of the launch, CYGNSS and the Pegasus rocket were carried into the atmosphere beneath Orbital ATK’s Stargazer L-1011 carrier aircraft after liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The CYGNSS satellites were released from the aircraft at approximately 39,000 feet before the Pegasus motors ignited, carrying CYGNSS…
