Minotaur Launches TacSat 2 from
Wallops, Virginia 

Minotaur liftoff at 7:00am EST on 12-16-2006
 To read about the launch site and mission click here!

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(Click here for pre-launch & post-launch photo's)


Launch was about 10 minutes before local sunrise.




































One last view as Minotaur/TacSat2 disappears into the beautiful sunrise!



An empty pad after the successful launch!

The launch vehicle, derived from Minuteman 2 ICBM missile 1st & 2nd stages and
Pegasus rocket 3rd & 4th stages, placed the Cosmic satellites into orbit.

Click here for page 2 pre-launch and post-launch photo's!


 To see spectacular photos from the last Minotaur launch click here!

 To see photos from the 1st Minotaur launch click here!



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