Orbital's Glory Earth Science Satellite to be Launched on Taurus XL Rocket

Orbital Sciences Corporation, a space technology company, revealed that the Glory satellite has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California to be integrated with the company’s Taurus XL rocket that will launch the satellite into low-Earth orbit in late February. According to official sources, the satellite was built by Orbital for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The Glory satellite is the latest in an extensive series of Earth science satellites that were designed, developed, built by Orbital and tested for NASA. More

(Source: TMC Net - Nov 30)