Minotaur climbs to orbit. Lights on left are from the SLC-3 complex.
The launch vehicle, derived from Minuteman 2 ICBM missile 1st & 2nd stages and
Pegasus rocket 3rd & 4th stages, placed the JAWSAT satellite platform into orbit.
 

 Here about 10 minutes after launch the 4th stage burns as the sunlight lights up its plume
just above the Titan SLC-4 East & West Pads.

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