OVERVIEW Orbital Sciences Corporation develops a variety of launch vehicles designed to place a wide range of satellites and spacecraft into orbit. One such launch vehicle is the Minotaur, developed for the U.S. Air Force’s Orbital/Suborbital Program. The Minotaur rocket uses a combination of U.S. government-supplied Minuteman II motors and proven Orbital space launch technologies to create a low-cost four-stage launch vehicle. ATA is helping Orbital maintain a 100% success rate with the Minotaur by supporting the required preflight dynamic analyses for an assortment of launches. ATA’s input has also helped Orbital update their standard analyses and methodologies, increasing the efficiency of the analysis process. TASKS PERFORMED & KEY OUTCOMES h Developed a model that coupled the

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