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		Rocket: Minotaur 1 Payload: TacSat 2 and GeneSat 1 Date: Dec. 11, 2006 Window: 7-10 a.m. EST (1200-1500 GMT) Site: Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia Our launch story Preview story Launch events timeline Ground track map Earlier Minotaur coverage

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Minotaur rocket makes sunrise ascent from Virginia
Posted: December 16, 2006

The Orbital Sciences Minotaur 1 rocket launches at 7 a.m. from Virginia's Wallops Island carrying the Air Force's TacSat 2 and NASA's GeneSat 1 spacecraft.

Photo credit: Ben Cooper/Spaceflight Now

Credit: Ben Cooper/Spaceflight Now

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