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Goodrich's ORS-1 Satellite Completes its First Year in Space

Goodrich Corporation (GR): announced that the ORS-1 satellite has celebrated its first anniversary in space. ORS-1, the first Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) satellite specifically designed to support combatant command operations, was launched from Wallops Island Flight Facility aboard a Minotaur I launch vehicle on June 29, 2011, at 11:09 p.m. EDT.
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ORS-1 Minotaur I launch



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ORS-1 satellite

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Period:       92.67 minutes
Inclination: 40°
Apogee:     410 km
Perigee:     401 km

Minotaur 1 Rocket body

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Period:       92.63 minutes
Inclination: 40°
Apogee:     406 km
Perigee:     400 km



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Successful rocket launch at Wallops after delay

After a one day delay due to the weather, and another brief delay Wednesday night, the ORS-1 satellite was launched into orbit from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Virginia's Wallops Island.
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An Orbital Sciences Minotaur 1 Rocket successfully launched today at 03:09 UTC after a 24 hour scrub, a delay due to ground support equipment, and then finally a third delay due to the flight termination system.
The rocket successfully placed the ORS-1 Satellite into orbit.





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The Minotaur I rocket was successfully launched from Wallops Island at 03:09 UT, 30th June, 2011.



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Launch rescheduled to 2:05 UT

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Todays launch has been scrubbed. Next attempt is in 24 hours.



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