TacSat-3 Launch
An Orbital Sciences Minotaur I rocket carrying TacSat-3 lifts off from Pad 0B at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility Va., May 19 at 7:55 p.m. EDT. The launch was the third launch of the Minotaur rocket from the NASA facility that partners with the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. TacSat-3 is the first mission whose payload selection process was based on recommendations from combatant commanders around the world. As the primary funding agent for TacSat-3, the Operationally Responsive Space Office is responsible for facilitating the transition of the TacSat-3 technology to operational capabilities. (Photo by Thom Baur, Orbital Sciences)
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