TacSat 4 launch video coverage

An Air Force Minotaur 4 rocket was launched from Alaska's Kodiak Island at sunrise on Sept. 27 to deploy the Navy's TacSat 4 mobile communications satellite into a highly elliptical orbit. The rocket flight was successfully conducted by Orbital Sciences from the Kodiak Launch Complex owned by Alaska Aerospace Corp.

See our Mission Status Center for the latest news on the launch.

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