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Final Preparations Underway For Launch Of Cluster Of Satellites From Central Coast

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An Orbital ATK Minotaur C rocket is set to lift off from Vandenberg Air Force Base October 31st, with a cluster of imaging satellites set to be placed into orbit

Final preparations are getting underway for the launch of a cluster of high tech imaging satellites from the Central Coast.

A private launch provider is preparing to boost six Skybox communication satellites into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Orbital ATK’s Minotar-C rocket is set to take off next week from the base.

The satellites will join seven Skybox satellites which are already in orbit. They capture medium and high resolution images for governments, businesses, and non-governmental agencies around the world.

Because of the launch time, 2:37 p.m. next Tuesday, if the weather is permitting, the rocket should be visible along much of the Central and South Coasts.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral. 
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