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Rocket: Minotaur 1
Payload: STP-R1 (Streak)
Date: Sept. 22, 2005
Window: 7:24-7:40 p.m. PDT (10:24-10:40 p.m. EDT; 0224-0240 GMT)
Site: SLC 8, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California



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BY JUSTIN RAY

Follow the countdown and launch of the Orbital Sciences Minotaur rocket with the U.S. military's STP-R1 "Streak" technology demonstration satellite. Reload this page for the very latest on the mission.