Minotaur Orbits NRO Payload
Credit: William G. Hartenstein
A four-stage Orbital Sciences Corp. Minotaur I placed a classified National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload into a polar orbit after a pre-dawn liftoff from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., on Feb. 5. The launcher uses decommissioned Minuteman ICBM motors for its first two stages and Pegasus XL...
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