WALLOPS ISLAND, VA - Launch of an Orbital Sciences Minotaur 1 rocket was postponed today when heavy rains and clouds forced a scrub of the launch attempt. The countdown was halted at T-minus one hour, fort-five minutes while the launch team waited to see if the weather would clear enough for the reconnaissance aircraft to take off. When it launches, the solid fueled light-lift Minotaur expendable launch vehicle will carry an array of experimental payloads, including TacSat-3 and ParmaSat-1.
READ: TACSAT-3 FACT SHEET READ: PRELAUNCH PRESS RELEASE READ: CUBESAT BACKGROUNDER READ: WALLOPS FACILITIES ACCESS PLAN READ: GROUNDS NETWORK USER'S GUIDE READ: LOCAL INFORMATION GUID READ: WALLOPS MEDIA GUIDE READ: MINOTAUR 1 FACT SHEET READ: OOREOS OVERVIEW READ: PARMASAT 1 READ: PHARMASAT FACT SHEET READ: PRESAT AND NANOSAIL OVERVIEW READ: WALLOPS RANGE SAFETY MANUAL READ: WALLOPS RANGE USER'S GUIDE READ: SCM LAUNCH ACCOMMODATIONS READ: TACSAT-3 FACT SHEET READ: WALLOPS CUSTOMER GUIDE VIDEO: WATCH AS THE DOORS ON THE LAUNCH TOWER ARE OPENED VIDEO: RAIN FALLS AROUND THE LAUNCH SITE TODAY
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