Orbital ATK Minotaur IV ORS-5
Minotaur IV
Status
Success
Date
26 AUG 2017
06:04
Mission Overview
Also known as SensorSat, the Operationally Responsive Space 5 (ORS-5) will perform surveillance on geostationary (GEO) satellites. The craft will provide a stopgap for the existing space based surveillance system (SBSS), since full replacements are not expected until after 2020. With a mass of approximately 100kg the solar powered craft will operate in low earth orbit at an altitude of 600km.
Rocket
Minotaur IV
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
4
Livestream
Rocket Details
The Minotaur IV launch system is derived from the Peacekeeper ICBM. The first three stages are taken directly from decommissioned Peacekeeper missiles. A fourth stage, the Orion-38, is taken from the Pegasus family of air-launched rockets.
Height
23.9 m
Diameter
2.35 m
Launch Mass
86 T
Thrust
2,200 kN