Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Orbital ATK
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Sat, 26 Aug 2017 06:04:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5669 ever
Go probability
70%
Mission
Also known as SensorSat, the Operationally Responsive Space 5 (ORS-5) will perform surveillance on geostationary (GEO) satellites. The craft will provide a stopgap for the existing space based surveillance system (SBSS), since full replacements are not expected until after 2020. With a mass of approximately 100kg the solar powered craft will operate in low earth orbit at an altitude of 600km.