Taurus 2210
SuccessGFO · Orbital Sciences Corporation
Launch time (NET)
Tuesday, Feb 10, 1998, 13:20 UTC
Launch window
Tuesday, Feb 10, 1998, 13:20 UTC – Tuesday, Feb 10, 1998, 13:20 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
GFO
Type
Navigation
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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.
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