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  • Launcher Issues Blamed for 14-Month SBSS Slip

    01/01/2010 2:02:32 AM PST · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 2 replies · 616+ views
    Space News ^ | 12/31/2009 | Space News Staff
    Ongoing problems with the Minotaur 4 rocket will delay by 14 months the launch of the U.S. Air Force’s Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) satellite, government documents show. The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center planned to launch SBSS in October 2009 with what would have been the first launch of the new Minotaur 4 rocket, built by Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va. The service announced that month the launch would be indefinitely delayed with technical problems, though no further explanation was given. The Minotaur 4 relies on retired U.S. Peacekeeper missile motors for its first three stages...