I'm confused, doesn't this one have the 63" fairing per earlier in the thread? Which would make it 3110 not 3210 [Edit: I misremembered the earlier part of the thread. It's the large 92" fairing, so indeed 3210, correct?]
From the press release, 10 satellites are to be deployed, including 6 Skysat satellites. Presumably the other four satellites are Flock 3m 1 to 4. Enlarged image of the first SkySat deployment below. Four SkySats are on top of the cage (Upper Bulkhead), with two in the cage. The drawing doesn't seem to show the other satellites.
Overall, there are no expected constraints of concern for range safety or the launch agency leading to a 0% POV for primary day.
It’s launch day! The window for #MinotaurC launch of @planetlabs SkySat & Dove spacecraft will open at 2:37pm PT/5:37pm ET. @30thSpaceWing
Quote from: Star One on 10/31/2017 11:45 amIs the fact it’s sitting up on top of that stand due to launcher heritage as an ICBM?The original "Darpa Taurus" used the Peacekeeper missile first stage. Peacekeepers were "cold-gas" ejected from their silos to ignite 150 to 200 feet above ground, a technique not used by Taurus. This stand was built to get the "Darpa Taurus" vehicles off the ground a bit for their ignition, avoiding the construction of a costly launch duct, etc. The first Taurus was intended to be a bare-bones, low cost effort. Other, later-developed rockets that use this SR-118 stage motor (Minotaur 3-5, etc.) have launched from new pads equipped with exhaust ducts, etc.Today's Taurus XL (Minotaur-C) uses a commercial Castor 120 first stage motor. - Ed Kyle
Is the fact it’s sitting up on top of that stand due to launcher heritage as an ICBM?
A very meaty overview article by William Graham!https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/10/orbital-atk-minotaur-c-skysat-mission-vandenberg/
Quote from: bolun on 06/23/2011 05:55 PM http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=22083.msg761930#msg761930QuoteNASA Suspends Payments on Launch Contract with Orbitalhttp://www.spacenews.com/civil/110623-nasa-suspends-payments-orbital.htmlOuch.Quote“I would go more than recertified, personally,” Michael Freilich, director of NASA’s Earth Science Division, told Space News in May. “I would go demonstrated.”Is there another payload that could be launched by Taurus XL? What customer would accept the risks (that Freilich apparently won't accept) of riding on a demonstration flight?
NASA Suspends Payments on Launch Contract with Orbitalhttp://www.spacenews.com/civil/110623-nasa-suspends-payments-orbital.html
“I would go more than recertified, personally,” Michael Freilich, director of NASA’s Earth Science Division, told Space News in May. “I would go demonstrated.”
From the LIVE: Delta II - Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) - July 2, 2014 thread:Quote from: sdsds on 6/23/2011 8:34 pm http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=22083.msg761965#msg761965QuoteQuote from: bolun on 06/23/2011 05:55 PM http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=22083.msg761930#msg761930QuoteNASA Suspends Payments on Launch Contract with Orbitalhttp://www.spacenews.com/civil/110623-nasa-suspends-payments-orbital.htmlOuch.Quote“I would go more than recertified, personally,” Michael Freilich, director of NASA’s Earth Science Division, told Space News in May. “I would go demonstrated.”Is there another payload that could be launched by Taurus XL? What customer would accept the risks (that Freilich apparently won't accept) of riding on a demonstration flight?Will this flight recertify ex. Taurus/now Minotaur-C for NASA launches?Please excuse the crude quotes: their parent thread is locked, and that removes the Quote function.
“I would go more than recertified, personally,” Michael Freilich, director of NASA’s Earth Science Division, told Space News in May. “I would go demonstrated.”Is there another payload that could be launched by Taurus XL? What customer would accept the risks (that Freilich apparently won't accept) of riding on a demonstration flight?