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GFO

Minotaur-C 2210 · Navigation

1998Space Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg

Mission

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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Mission Facts

Provider
OSC
Rocket
Minotaur-C 2210
Orbit
LEO
Pad
Space Launch Complex 576E
NET precision
Year
Data source
LL2
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