ORS 3 Mission Launches from Wallops

A Minotaur I rocket launched Nov. 19 from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on the U. S. Air Force's Operationally Responsive Space Office's ORS-3 mission. The ORS-3 Mission, also known as an enabler mission, will demonstrate and validate launch and range improvements for NASA and the military. Aside from the primary payload -- the Space Test Program Satellite-3 (STPSat-3), ORS-3 transported about 28 small cubesat satellites to space. Among the cubesats were NASA's PhoneSat2 and the first cubesat built by high school students.

[MrFdxdoeboy]

This was awesome as soon as it launched we ran outside and within 10 seconds saw it clear as day here in the Delmarva peninsula.  My boys were really thrilled..

[KeepHopingYouAreMe]

Watching this from the launch site was awesome. Video will never do it justice.

[Tim]

Im from Reading, Pa about 150 miles from Wallops with such a clear sky the launch looked just as clear as the laddee launch I watched it all the way untill it flew out of sight down range.congrats to the team at Wallops!!!!

[oliviapowers]

Caught a glimpse of it by sheer chance just around 8:30 tonight right over Piney Flats, Tennessee.

[bobelayer]

We watched this on NASA's website last night and we are in North Carolina and we looked towards Virginia and could actually see the flames of the rocket in the sky, could just barely see. It was freaking awesome.

[MikeNJ]

An awesome view from Warren County, NJ!

[StreetEliminator]

Actually got to see it from Voorhees, NJ!! Separation was killer

[richardfarren]

That was the fastest launch I have ever seen

[cliffcharpentier]

In new york it was impossible to tell between the local air traffic and the rocket till it flashed. Knew definitely when it vanished. Wish I was closer

[rammairz]

saw this from highpoint park in Wrightsville, pa could see 2nd stage separation, looked like a red star or planet rising slowly above the horizon..was in view for full 3 minutes....Go Nasa and Wallops!!

[snede]

Watched this from Groton Ct. We even saw staging. It looked great!

[korbindallis]

those solid rocket motors really get off the ground fast and go like hell 

[EnjoyPA]

That puppy left in a HURRY!  You expect a leisurely lift off based on all the films from the Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle missions, but this thing is explosively fast.  Of course, you don't have to worry as much about G-forces on an unmanned flight.

[TheXxkornmunkyx]

God damn that was loud and quick. Just watched the MAVEN launch yesterday and that didn't look like it was going to get off the pad, this fucking exploded off. Damn that's cool. I want to see a launch in person.

[EricHelgesen]

I watched this with my own eyes from my house in Maryland! Super cool!

[DaithiDublin]

That thing went off like a rocket! ;¬)

[phiberoptick]

So cool, the first rocket launch i have ever seen!

[gytnt]

My wife, kids and I got to see it, first one ever...very cool!

[pipersdawn]

Man it leaves the pad in a nanosecond!! Should be exciting as the mission results come in. Can't wait!

[greedysoprey]

Wow that's what I call a LAUNCH..!