Minotaur 2: Launching Mightysat 2.1 Minotaur lofts Air Force technology testbed craft A small U.S. Air Force research satellite with a "mighty" name was successfully launched July 19 by a rocket cobbled together using leftover Minuteman 2 missile sections and new stages from a commercial Pegasus booster.    MISSION STATUS CENTER Pegasus F29: Launching TSX-5 Air-launched Pegasus orbits U.S. Air Force mission Orbital Sciences launched a Pegasus XL rocket on June 7 off the coast of California, placing an experimental research satellite into orbit for the U.S. Air Force. See our Mission Status Center for coverage of the launch.    MISSION STATUS CENTER    LAUNCH PREVIEW STORY Taurus T5: Launching MTI Taurus rocket launches experimental satellite An Orbital Sciences Taurus rocket launched a research spacecraft for the U.S. Dept. of Energy on March 12 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Officials report the satellite is healthy.    MISSION STATUS CENTER    LAUNCH VIDEO Minotaur 1: Launching JAWSAT Success declared for first OSP Minotaur rocket U.S. Air Force officials say the $23 million test flight of the new OSP Minotaur rocket was successful January 26 despite the lack of some data from the launch. Get the latest news at our Mission Status Center.    MISSION STATUS CENTER    LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY Taurus T4: Launching Kompsat & Acrimsat Taurus rocket carries two satellites to space An Orbital Sciences Taurus rocket launched Korean and U.S. science satellites on December 21 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Read a full report on the countdown and launch in Spaceflight Now's Mission Status Center.    MISSION STATUS CENTER Pegasus F28: Launching Orbcomm mission 4 Pegasus rocket launches carrying seven satellites A Pegasus XL rocket successfully launched seven data relay satellites for the ORBCOMM communications network December 4. ORBCOMM now has 35 satellites in space.    MISSION STATUS CENTER    LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY