Orbital Sciences Corporation

GFO

Minotaur-C 2210

SUCCESS
Success

Tuesday, February 10, 1998 · 13:20 UTC

Mission

/01

The US Navy GFO (Geosat Follow On), is a 369 kg minisatellite based on the Techstar platform to carry on the mission of Geosat. It was launched on the 10th February 1998 on a Taurus-2210 from VAFB alongside two Orbcomm satellites, into a 789 × 881 km (779 × 790 km planned) 108 degree inclined orbit.

Mission Type

Navigation

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Minotaur-C 2210

Variant: 2210

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 576E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.739° N, 120.619° W

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