Minotaur IV | ORS-5

Minotaur IV

Aug 26, 6:04 AM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

T-00:00:00

Mission Details

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.

Type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 46
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: 🇺🇸 USA