On February 06, 2011 at 12:26 UTC the "Minotaur-1” rocket-carrier was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA. The rocket orbited a spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office. The mission was codenamed NROL-66 in the agency's rocket acquisition naming system. The payload is also called RPP, which is short for Rapid Pathfinder Program.
