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SuccessNROL-8 · Orbital Sciences Corporation
Launch time (NET)
Saturday, Oct 3, 1998, 10:04 UTC
Launch window
Saturday, Oct 3, 1998, 10:04 UTC – Saturday, Oct 3, 1998, 10:04 UTC
Provider
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
NROL-8 (STEX)
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
The STEX (Space Technology Experiments) satellite carried 29 new technologies intended to result in lower cost and higher performance spacecraft for future missions.
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