OSC Minotaur-C 2110 Arirang-1 & ACRIMSat

Name: OSC Minotaur-C 2110 Arirang-1 & ACRIMSat
Start: 1999-12-21T07:13:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 576E

Minotaur-C 2110

Status

Success

Date

21 DEC 1999

07:13

Launch Provider

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 576E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

The KOMPSAT 1 (Korean Multi-purpose Satellite 1) Earth observation satellite was developed jointly by KARI and TRW. ACRIMSat (Active Cavity Radiometric Irradiance Monitor Satellite) was a satellite to ascertain the extent of solar radiation variability.

Rocket

Minotaur-C 2110

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

American all-solid orbital launch vehicle based on a Pegasus and Peacekeeper rocket.It has been designed as a quick reaction launch vehicle, which can be launched from minimaly prepared places in a matter of a few days.

Height

27.9 m

Diameter

2.35 m

Launch Mass

73 T

Thrust

1,380 kN