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Orbital Sciences CorporationLaunch SuccessfulNavigationTaurus 2210
Launched 1998-02-10 13:20 UTCSpace Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
8th
orbital launch attempt in 1998
Orbital Sciences Corporation
1st
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 576E
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
1429 d 14 h
since the pad's previous launch
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.
Launches
72
Successful
65
90%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
29.7m
Diameter
2.4m
To low Earth orbit
1,380kg
Liftoff thrust
1,380kN
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