{"id":14372,"date":"2017-08-31T01:49:28","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T17:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-minotaur-4-blasts-off-from-cape-canaveral\/"},"modified":"2017-08-31T01:49:28","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T17:49:28","slug":"photos-minotaur-4-blasts-off-from-cape-canaveral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-minotaur-4-blasts-off-from-cape-canaveral\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Minotaur 4 blasts off from Cape Canaveral"},"content":{"rendered":"

A solid-fueled Minotaur 4 rocket lifted off early Saturday from Cape Canaveral with a U.S. military payload designed to monitor satellite traffic in geosynchronous orbit.<\/p>\n

Flying with repurposed rocket motors from the Air Force\u2019s retired Peacekeeper missile, the Minotaur 4 launched from pad 46 at 2:04 a.m. EDT (0604 GMT) with the ORS-5 satellite. It was the first time a Minotaur rocket took off from the Florida spaceport after successful flights from launch pads in California, Virginia and Alaska.<\/p>\n

Read our full story for details on the mission.<\/p>\n

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