om Vandenberg AFB, Calif., due to fairing-separation failure, the ORS-1 launch vehicle has received extra scrutiny.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
ORS in orbit
ORS-1 is bound for a 400-km (250-mi.) orbit at a 40-deg. inclination, and will be available to the U.S. Air Force 1st Space Operations Sqdn. after a 30-day checkout period, according to mission director Col. Carole Welsch
The ORS-1 launch will be the 10th for a Minotaur 1 and fourth on that vehicle from Wallops Island. Because of similarities with the fairing mechanism on Orbital’s Taurus I vehicle, which has twice failed to orbit NASA satellites fr
om Vandenberg AFB, Calif., due to fairing-separation failure, the ORS-1 launch vehicle has received extra scrutiny.
om Vandenberg AFB, Calif., due to fairing-separation failure, the ORS-1 launch vehicle has received extra scrutiny.
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