RocketMinotaur IVvariant 2
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC46
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyOATK FSGUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- August 26, 2017, 06:04
- Launch designation
- 2017-050
- Mission
- ORS-5
- Vehicle flight ID
- 6
- Year
- Launches in 2017
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 605 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.119 t
- Payloads
- 4
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORS-5 | 2017-050ANORAD 42921 | Operationally Responsive Space Office, Dept. of Defense | Missile early warning | 110 kg | In orbit |
| DHFR | 2017-050BNORAD 42922 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Technology | 5 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Nov 9, 2022 |
| Prometheus 2.2 | 2017-050CNORAD 42923 | US Special Operations Command | Communications | 2 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Sep 16, 2017 |
| Prometheus 2.4 | 2017-050DNORAD 42924 | US Special Operations Command | Communications | 2 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Oct 2, 2017 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.