Satellite lift off in Alaska [Image 16 of 16]

KODIAK, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

09.27.2011

Photo by John Williams  

U.S. Navy           

The Office of Naval Research-sponsored tactical satellite IV (TacSat-4) lifts-off from the Alaskan Aerospace Corporation's Kodiak Launch Complex aboard a Minotaur IV+ launch vehicle. Built by the Naval Research Laboratory and Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, TacSat-4 will allow troops using existing radios to communicate on-the-move and from obscure regions.

• Date Taken: 09.27.2011
• Date Posted: 09.28.2011 02:02
• Photo ID: 464012
• VIRIN: 110927-N-PO203-165
• Resolution: 4256x2832
• Size: 1.74 MB
• Location: KODIAK, ALASKA, US