launched from USA

SkySat 8-13

Success
OCT 31201721:37:00 UTC

First flight under the Minotaur-C name, which the Taurus XL took in 2014, and its first since a March 2011 launch failure. The vehicle suffered unexpected signal drop-outs during its climb, but all ten satellites were later confirmed in contact with ground stations.

launched from LC-576E Vandenberg

aboard Minotaur C-XL-3210 into LEO

Broadcast

Watch how the launch went

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Payloads · 7

  • 01

    SkySat 8

    Earth observation

  • 02

    Flock-3m x 4

    Earth observation

  • 03

    SkySat 9

    Earth observation

  • 04

    SkySat 10

    Earth observation

  • 05

    SkySat 11

    Earth observation

  • 06

    SkySat 12

    Earth observation

  • 07

    SkySat 13

    Earth observation

last updated Oct 19, 2026