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33 relations: Comparison of orbital launch systems, Comparison of orbital launchers families, Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate, Coordinated Universal Time, CubeSat, Encyclopedia Astronautica, Expendable launch system, GeneSat-1, JAWSAT, LGM-30 Minuteman, Low Earth orbit, Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0, MightySat-2.1, Minotaur (rocket family), NASASpaceFlight.com, Near Field Infrared Experiment, Orbital inclination, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Orion (rocket stage), Pegasus (rocket), Satellite, Solid-propellant rocket, Sun-synchronous orbit, TacSat-2, TacSat-3, The Wall Street Journal, USA-165, USA-225, USA-231, Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Wallops Island.
Comparison of orbital launch systems
This is a comparison of orbital launch systems.
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Comparison of orbital launchers families
This page contains a list of orbital launchers' families.
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Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate
Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate (COSMIC) is a program designed to provide advances in meteorology, ionospheric research, climatology, and space weather by using GPS satellites in conjunction with low Earth orbiting (LEO) satellites.
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Coordinated Universal Time
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CubeSat
A CubeSat (U-class spacecraft) is a type of miniaturized satellite for space research that is made up of multiples of 10×10×10 cm cubic units.
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Encyclopedia Astronautica
The Encyclopedia Astronautica is a reference web site on space travel.
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Expendable launch system
An expendable launch vehicle (ELV) is a launch system or launch vehicle stage that is used only once to carry a payload into space.
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GeneSat-1
GeneSat-1 is a fully automated, CubeSat spaceflight system that provides life support for bacteria.
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JAWSAT
The Joint Air Force-Weber State University Satellite (JAWSAT) is an American military mini-satellite launched aboard a Minotaur rocket on January 27, 2000 from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in California.
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LGM-30 Minuteman
The LGM-30 Minuteman is a U.S. land-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), in service with the Air Force Global Strike Command.
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Low Earth orbit
A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit around Earth with an altitude of or less, and with an orbital period of between about 84 and 127 minutes.
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Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) is a commercial space launch facility located at the southern tip of NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island in Virginia, just east of the Delmarva Peninsula and south of Chincoteague, Virginia, United States.
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Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0
Launch Pad 0, Pad 0 or LP-0, also known as Launch Complex 0, Launch Area 0 or LA-0, is a launch complex at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) on Wallops Island, Virginia in the United States.
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MightySat-2.1
MightySat-2.1, also known as P99-1 or Sindri was a small spacecraft developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory to test advanced technologies in imaging, communications, and spacecraft bus components in space.
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Minotaur (rocket family)
The Minotaur is a family of American solid fuel rockets derived from converted Minuteman and Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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NASASpaceFlight.com
NASASpaceFlight.com is a website that is devoted to manned and unmanned spaceflight news.
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Near Field Infrared Experiment
The Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) is a satellite which was proposed and developed by the Missile Defense Agency, a division of the United States Department of Defense.
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Orbital inclination
Orbital inclination measures the tilt of an object's orbit around a celestial body.
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Orbital Sciences Corporation
Orbital Sciences Corporation (commonly referred to as Orbital) was an American company specializing in the design, manufacture and launch of small- and medium- class space and rocket systems for commercial, military and other government customers.
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Orion (rocket stage)
Orion is a series of American Solid-fuel rocket stages, developed and manufactured by Alliant Techsystems (now Orbital ATK).
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Pegasus (rocket)
The Pegasus is an air-launched rocket developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (now part of Northrop Grumman Innovation System after Northrop Grumman acquired Orbital ATK).
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Satellite
In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an artificial object which has been intentionally placed into orbit.
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Solid-propellant rocket
A solid-propellant rocket or solid rocket is a rocket with a rocket engine that uses solid propellants (fuel/oxidizer).
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Sun-synchronous orbit
A Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO, also called a heliosynchronous orbit) is a nearly polar orbit around a planet, in which the satellite passes over any given point of the planet's surface at the same local mean solar time.
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TacSat-2
TacSat-2 (also known as JWS-D1 or RoadRunner) was an experimental satellite built by the USAF's Air Force Research Laboratory with an operational life expected to be not more than one year as part of the 'Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration' program.
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TacSat-3
TacSat-3 was the third in a series of U.S. military reconnaissance satellites.
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The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is a U.S. business-focused, English-language international daily newspaper based in New York City.
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USA-165
USA-165 or XSS-11 (Experimental Satellite System-11) is a small, washing-machine-sized, low-cost spacecraft developed by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate to test technology for proximity operations.
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USA-225
USA-225, also known as the Rapid Pathfinder Prototype (RPP) and NRO Launch 66 (NROL-66), is an American satellite which was launched in 2011.
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USA-231
USA-231, or ORS-1 (Operationally Responsive Space-1) is an American reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 2011 from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia by a Minotaur I launch vehicle.
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Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 8
Space Launch Complex 8 (SLC-8), is a launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, United States.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base northwest of Lompoc, California.
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Wallops Island
Wallops Island is a island in Accomack County, Virginia, part of the Virginia Barrier Islands that stretch along the eastern seaboard of the United States of America.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minotaur_I
