RPP (USA-225) (NROL-66)

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

12:26:00

Sunday February 6, 2011

Mission Details

RPP (USA-225) (NROL-66)

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The satellite is being used to perform technology demonstration and development experiments, including advanced dosimeters to characterize the space environment from a 1,200 kilometer low Earth orbit.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

350 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Minotaur I

Active Since 2000

Northrop Grumman logo

Agency

Northrop

Price

$40.00 million

Rocket

Height: 19.21m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 580 kg

Liftoff Thrust

935 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 1.27m

Height: 3.79m

Stages

4

Launch Site

SLC-8

Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

133 days 7 hours

Stats

Minotaur I


9th

Mission

1st

Mission of 2011

2011


6th

Orbital launch attempt