This launch is dedicated to the Medal of Honor recipients from US Central Command for their bravery and dedication to ensuring our freedom and national security.
Launch Information
ORS-1 Launch Information
Minotaur 1 successfully launched at 11:09 p.m. EDT, June 29, 2011. More information available here.
Launch video is available here. Launch images are available on Flickr.
ORS-1 is the Operationally Responsive Space Office’s first operational satellite. Rapidly developing and fielding ORS-1 is an important step to demonstrate the capability to meet emerging and persistent war-fighter needs on operationally relevant timelines.
ORS-1 was launched onboard a Minotaur I rocket, integrated by Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC). The Minotaur I is a four-stage vehicle, two stages being refurbished Minuteman II stages and the other two stages being OSC developed. The Minotaur is about 70 feet tall and 5 feet wide.
Latest Images
Medal of Honor Recipients
ORS-1 Satellite
The ORS-1 satellite photographed during environmental testing last year at the Goodrich Corp’s Danbury, Ct., facility
ORS-1 Graphic
Illustration of the ORS-1 satellite, an operational prototype, scheduled for a one to two-year mission