OSC Minotaur-C 2210 GFO

Name: OSC Minotaur-C 2210 GFO
Start: 1998-02-10T13:20:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 576E

Minotaur-C 2210

Status

Success

Date

10 FEB 1998

13:20

Launch Provider

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 576E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Minotaur-C 2210

Mission Type

Navigation

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

American all-solid orbital launch vehicle based on a Pegasus and Peacekeeper rocket.It has been designed as a quick reaction launch vehicle, which can be launched from minimaly prepared places in a matter of a few days.

Height

29.7 m

Diameter

2.35 m

Launch Mass

73 T

Thrust

1,380 kN