Launched USA-225, the NRO's Rapid Pathfinder Prototype (NROL-66), a technology-demonstration satellite from Vandenberg testing advanced dosimeters to characterize the low Earth orbit space environment.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 235 kg
- Flight
- 9th
- of 12 Minotaur I flights
- Date and time
- 6 February 2011, 12:26 UTC
- Rocket
- Minotaur I
- Builder
- OSC
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 2011-006
- Launches in 2011
- 6th of 84
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