Minotaur IV | ORS-5

Also known as SensorSat, the Operationally Responsive Space 5 (ORS-5) will perform surveillance on geostationary (GEO) satellites. The craft will provide a stopgap for the existing space based surveillance system (SBSS), since full replacements are not expected until after 2020. With a mass of approximately 100kg the solar powered craft will operate in low earth orbit at an altitude of 600km.

Mission Details

  • Launch date: August 26, 2017 at 06:04 AM UTC
  • Launch vehicle: Minotaur IV
  • Operator: Orbital ATK
  • Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
  • Mission type: Government/Top Secret