SkySat 8-13
Success
OCT 31201721:37:00 UTCFirst 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.
LIFTOFF
OCT 31 201721:37:00 UTC
Success
launched from LC-576E Vandenberg
aboard Minotaur C-XL-3210 into LEO
Broadcast
Watch how the launch went
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

