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SBSS Block 10

Minotaur IV launch from Vandenberg (United States) on September 26, 2010, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 26, 2010 · 04:41 UTCLaunch 2010-048Launch no. 5,080 in the log
SpaceportVandenbergpad SLC8
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencySMC/RSLPUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 26, 2010, 04:41
Launch designation
2010-048
Mission
SBSS Block 10
Flight name
SBSS
Vehicle flight ID
2

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
638 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.0 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
SBSS 12010-048ANORAD 37168US Air Force Space and Missile CenterMissile early warning1,031 kgIn orbit

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