Minotaur I | Tacsat 3
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
May 19, 2009, 11:55 p.m. - May 19, 2009, 11:55 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
May 19, 2009, 11:55 p.m. - May 19, 2009, 11:55 p.m.
American eyperimental imaging satellite part of an effort to develop modular spacecraft buses.
The Minotaur I launch system is derived from converted Minuteman II ICBMs and is used to launch small satellites for the US Government. The first and second stages, taken directly from decommissioned Minuteman missiles, are mated to the Orion third and fourth stages taken from the Pegasus XL air-launched rocket family. An optional hydrazine-powered fifth stage called HAPS can be used.The Minotaur I launch system is derived from converted Minuteman II ICBMs and is used to launch small satellites for the US Government. An optional hydrazine-powered fifth stage called HAPS can be used.
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