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[jamsat-bb:5014] New Minotaur Launch
New Launch: 27 January 2000 0303 Z
Site: Vandenberg AFB
Launcher: Minotaur
International Number(s): 2000-004A/B/C/D/E
SSC Name
26061 ASUSAT-1 [Owner = USA]
26062 OPAL [Owner = USA]
26063 OCS [Owner = USA]
26064 FALCONSAT-2 [Owner = USA]
26065 JAWSAT [Owner = USA]
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This is the first launch of satellites to orbit by the Minotaur booster. It
is a combination of Minuteman ICBM first & second stages with the upper
stages from the Taurus booster. The above satellites have been cataloged by
USSC and published by NASA. They are a collection of imagery, technology,
science and communications payloads. Some additional payloads are
apparently going to stay attached to the above satellites. One non-NASA
report does show additional satellites being released. Contributors are the
USAF Academy, Stanford, Arizona State, Weber State, NASA Marshall SFC and
the USAF Research Lab.
Here are some JAWSAT related links:
JAWSAT
http://cast.weber.edu/jawsat/jawsat.html
California Commercial Spaceport
http://www.calspace.com/
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