Taurus XL Lofts Rocsat-2 Into Polar Orbit
Credit: WILLIAM G. HARTENSTEIN
Taiwan's Rocsat-2 was placed into orbit May 20 from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., by an Orbital Sciences Taurus XL launcher; initial data later that day showed the solar arrays had deployed and the satellite was working well. The 742-kg. (1,636-lb.) spacecraft is equipped to photograph the Earth with...
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