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The first "pathfinder" satellite of the SBSS system was successfully placed into orbit onboard a Minotaur IV rocket on September 25, 2010.
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A US Air Force Minotaur 4 rocket is scheduled to launch the Space-Based Surveillance System satellite from the Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, between 04:41-04:55 GMT, 26th September, 2010.

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A satellite that will monitor the clutter in Earth orbit is scheduled to launch Saturday, nearly three months later than originally planned.
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SBSS Launch Delayed

The launch of the Space-Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) spacecraft planned for July 8, 2010, has been delayed pending resolution of a test anomaly associated with another Minotaur IV launch vehicle undergoing test in the factory.
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The launch of the Minotaur IV rocket with the US Air Force space surveillance satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, has been postponed due to software problems.

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New US satellite to monitor debris in Earth orbit

A new U.S. Air Force satellite will provide the first full-time, space-based surveillance of hundreds of satellites and thousands of pieces of debris that could crash into American and allied assets circling the Earth.
If all goes as planned, the $500 million Space-Based Space Surveillance satellite, scheduled for a July 8 launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., will have an unobstructed, around-the-clock view of the increasingly heavy traffic in Earth orbit - something the Air Force doesn't have now.
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A US Air Force Minotaur 4 rocket is scheduled to launch the Space Based Space Surveillance satellite from the Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on the 8th July (tentative launch date).
The launch window extends from 04:41 to 04:55 GMT.

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Problems with government furnished equipment for the Orbital Sciences Minotaur IV launcher will delay liftoff of the first Boeing/Ball Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The launch, the first for the Minotaur IV from Vandenberg, had been tentatively set for Oct. 30.
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A new Minotaur IV rocket with an experimental U.S. Air Force Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) satellite is scheduled to launch from the Space Launch Complex 8 at the Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, at 04:41 GMT, 23rd October, 2009.

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