Minotaur 1 4-stage Rocket Launching from Wallops (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Minotaur 1 4-stage Rocket Launching from Wallops

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The Minotaur 1 four-stage rocket carrying the Air Force's Space Test Program Satellite-3 and 28 other CubeSats also carried a compact Autonomous Flight Safety System unit that operated in "shadow mode" to track the rocket's path as it lifted off the gantry and streaked across the horizon.

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Chris Perry/NASA Wallops

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