Orbital ATKLaunch SuccessfulDedicated Rideshare

6 x SkySat & 4 x Dove

Name: Minotaur-C (Taurus XL) | 6 x SkySat & 4 x Dove
Start: 2017-10-31T21:37:00Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Minotaur-C (Taurus XL)

Launched Tue, Oct 31 · 9:37 PM UTC2017-10-31 21:37 UTCSpace Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Worldwide

72nd

orbital launch attempt in 2017

Orbital ATK

2nd

launch this year

Space Launch Complex 576E

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

3171 d 11 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: Broadcast of Orbital ATK's Minotaur C Launch of Planet Satellites

Mission

Dedicated rideshare

Launch Provider

Orbital ATK

Commercial · United States of America · Founded 2015 · President David W. Thompson

Orbital ATK Inc. was an American aerospace manufacturer and defense industry company. It was formed in 2015 from the merger of Orbital Sciences Corporation and parts of Alliant Techsystems. Orbital ATK was purchased by Northrop Grumman in 2018.

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Orbital ATKLaunch SuccessfulDedicated Rideshare

6 x SkySat & 4 x Dove

Minotaur-C (Taurus XL)

Launched Tue, Oct 31 · 9:37 PM UTC2017-10-31 21:37 UTCSpace Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Reached orbit

Follow Orbital ATK in the app Watch the replay

Success

Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Worldwide

72nd

orbital launch attempt in 2017

Orbital ATK

2nd

launch this year

Space Launch Complex 576E

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

3171 d 11 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: Broadcast of Orbital ATK's Minotaur C Launch of Planet Satellites

Mission

Dedicated rideshare

Launch Provider

Orbital ATK

Commercial · United States of America · Founded 2015 · President David W. Thompson

Launches

Successful

100%

Upcoming

scheduled

FliesAntares Minotaur Pegasus

All Orbital ATK launches Website Wikipedia

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