Minotaur IV | Range Tracking

Peacekeeper

2019/07/08 by terranovabay

A long range view of the Orion Ascent Abort-2 test flight shows the launch vehicle leaping off of Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The booster powering this short flight is a refurbished SR118 Peacekeeper ICBM first stage motor. A weapon of war now serving the interests of peaceful exploration of space. Click to view more photos of the AA-2 test flight.

Categories: Space Age Bulletins • Tags: AA-2. Orion, Ascent Abort-2, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, LAS, Launch Abort System, Launch Complex 46, Minotaur IV, Peacekeeper ICBM, SLS, Space Launch System, SR118 Peacekeeper ICBM

Ascent Abort-2

2019/07/05 by terranovabay

A Peacekeeper ICBM missile stage reworked into a civilian Minotaur IV stage boosts the Orion crew module Ascent Abort-2 test flight into the air over Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on 2 July 2019 at 7:00 a.m. from Launch Complex 46. The test is to prove the reliability and safety of the Launch Abort System (LAS) that will be used on NASA’s massive Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will be used to carry astronauts to the Moon and Mars. […]

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: AA-2. Orion, Ascent Abort-2, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, LAS, Launch Abort System, Launch Complex 46, Minotaur IV, Peacekeeper ICBM, SLS, Space Launch System

SensorSat Soars To Orbit Aboard Minotaur IV

2017/08/26 by terranovabay

An Orbital ATK Minotaur IV rocket, built from retired components of a Peacemaker intercontinental ballistic missile, launched at 2:04 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on 26 August 2017. This rocket carried the SensorSat Demonstration satellite into orbit on the Operationally Responsive Space-5 (ORS-5) mission. SensorSat is a U.S. Air Force space surveillance system that will demonstrate the ability to observe other objects in orbit. This is the first launch of a Minotaur rocket […]

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Air Force, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 46, Minotaur IV, Operationally Responsive Space-5, Orbital ATK, ORS-5, SensorSat

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Range Tracking

Photography by Bob Montanaro

Tag: Minotaur IV

Peacekeeper

Ascent Abort-2

SensorSat Soars To Orbit Aboard Minotaur IV