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Space

Orbital Successfully Launches Minotaur IV Rocket For U.S. Air Force

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Monday, November 22nd, 2010

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Orbital Sciences Corporation [ORB] today announced that it successfully launched a Minotaur IV space launch vehicle in support of the Air Force's Space Test Program-S26 (STP-S26) mission. "The third successful Minotaur IV flight in 2010, and the second in less than two months, builds on our well-established record of mission success for the Minotaur rocket family," Ron Grabe, Orbital's executive vice president and general manager of its Launch Systems Group, said in a statement. "We are proud to have supported…

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