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JAWSAT

Minotaur I launch from Vandenberg (United States) on January 27, 2000, carrying 11 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

January 27, 2000 · 03:03 UTCLaunch 2000-004Launch no. 4,370 in the log
RocketMinotaur I
SpaceportVandenbergpad SLC8
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencySMC/RSLPUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
January 27, 2000, 03:03
Launch designation
2000-004
Mission
JAWSAT
Flight name
P98-1 JAWSAT
Vehicle flight ID
1

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
814 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.123 t
Payloads
11
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Weber-OSCAR-392000-004ANORAD 26061Weber State Univ., UtahTechnology64 kgIn orbit
OCS2000-004BNORAD 26062USAF Starfire Optical Range, AFRLCalibration23 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 5, 2001
OPAL-OSCAR-382000-004CNORAD 26063Stanford UniversityTechnology13 kgIn orbit
Falconsat-12000-004DNORAD 26064United States Air Force AcademyTechnology15 kgIn orbit
ASUSAT-OSCAR-372000-004ENORAD 26065Arizona State UniversityCommunications6 kgIn orbit
Picosat 12000-004HNORAD 26080Defense Advanced Research Projects AgencyTechnology0 kgIn orbit
Thelma2000-004JNORAD 26091Santa Clara UniversitySpace science0 kgIn orbit
Louise2000-004KNORAD 26092Santa Clara UniversitySpace science0 kgIn orbit
JAK2000-004LNORAD 26093Santa Clara UniversityCommunications0 kgIn orbit
STENSAT2000-004MNORAD 26094AMSAT North America (Radio Amateur Satellite Corp)Communications0 kgIn orbit
Picosat 22000-004HDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.