1998 · Orbital Sciences Corporation
GFO
successTaurus 2210 | GFO
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.
Overview
- Date / time
- February 10, 1998 at 01:20 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 576E
- Mission
- GFO
- Mission type
- Navigation
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit