Orbital’s Minotaur 4 Sends Critical Navy Satellite Into Orbit 

[Satellite News 09-27-11] Orbital Sciences Corp. completed its 23rd consecutive successful Minotaur rocket mission, launching the U.S. Navy’s Tactical Satellite-4 (TacSat-4) into an elliptical orbit, the company confirmed Sept. 27. Sponsored by the Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) Office, the...

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