Orbital’s Minotaur C Rocket Carries 10 Satellites to Orbit
Orbital ATK successfully launched 10 commercial spacecraft into orbit aboard its commercial Minotaur C rocket.
The miniature satellites belong to Planet, a San Francisco based company that is rapidly becoming a major provide of satellite imagery services. Planet now has a constellation of 275 “Dove” satellites in orbit. It also now has a constellation of 13 “SkySat” satellites, making it he world’s largest commercial, sub-meter fleet of high-res satellites operating in space.
Orbital’s Minotaur C rocket was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
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