New Solar Instrument Completes Successful Launch Nov 20, 2013 13:49:44 GMT -5 Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by bot on Nov 20, 2013 13:49:44 GMT -5 New Solar Instrument Completes Successful Launch 11/20/2013 11:00 AM EST An instrument on the U.S. Air Force's Space Test Program Satellite-3 (STPSat-3) that measures the sun's energy output was put into orbit aboard a Minotaur I rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va., on Nov. 19.www.nasa.gov/press/2013/november/new-solar-instrument-completes-successful-launch