LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Tue Feb 10 1998

Orbital Sciences Corporation

GFO

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(1:20 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(1:20 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

(1:20 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Taurus 2210

Description:

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.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Navigation
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.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 576E