JAWSAT
Encyclopedia
The Joint Air Force-Weber State University Satellite is an American military mini-satellite launched aboard a Minotaur rocket
on January 27, 2000 from Vandenberg Air Force Base
in California
.http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/ast04nov99_1.htm After its own launch, JAWSAT deployed four microsatellites: FalconSAT
, OCSE, OPAL, and ASUSat.http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx555.html JAWSAT also carried NASA
's Plasma Experiment Satellite Test (PEST).
Minotaur (rocket)
The Minotaur is a family of American solid fuel rockets derived from converted Minuteman and Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missiles. They are built by Orbital Sciences Corporation....
on January 27, 2000 from Vandenberg Air Force Base
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base, located approximately northwest of Lompoc, California. It is under the jurisdiction of the 30th Space Wing, Air Force Space Command ....
in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/ast04nov99_1.htm After its own launch, JAWSAT deployed four microsatellites: FalconSAT
FalconSAT
FalconSAT is the name of the United States Air Force Academy's small satellite engineering program. Satellites are designed, built, tested, and operated by Academy cadets. The project is administered by the USAFA Space Systems Research Center under the direction of the Department of Astronautics...
, OCSE, OPAL, and ASUSat.http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx555.html JAWSAT also carried NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
's Plasma Experiment Satellite Test (PEST).