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![]() ![]() BY JUSTIN RAY ![]() Follow the countdown and launch of the Orbital Science Taurus rocket carrying the OrbView-4 and QuikTOMS satellites. Reload this page for the very latest on the mission. ![]() |
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Flight data file Vehicle: Taurus (Model 2110) Payloads: OrbView-4 and QuikTOMS Launch date: Sept. 21, 2001 Launch window: 1849-1907 GMT (2:49-3:07 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-576E, Vandenberg AFB, Calif. Satellite broadcast: GE-2, Trans. 11, Ku-band ![]() Pre-launch briefing Launch timeline - Chart with times and descriptions of events to occur during the launch. ![]() Ground track - See the trajectory the rocket will follow during its flight. ![]() Taurus vehicle data - Overview of the rocket to be used in this launch. ![]() OrbView-4 - Fact sheet on the commercial Earth-imaging satellite. ![]() QuikTOMS - Learn more about NASA's newest ozone monitor. ![]() ![]() Snapshot ![]() The mission patch. Credit: Orbital ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |