Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Minotaur | NROL-8’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Oct. 3, 1998, 10:04 a.m.
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
NROL-8 (STEX) (LEO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
Orbital Sciences Corporation |
Rocket |
Minotaur |
Location |
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
Pad |
Space Launch Complex 576E |
Type |
Government/Top Secret |
Orbit |
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) |
Satellites on-board
Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Minotaur | NROL-8’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.
Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#4257
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Location Launch
#587
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Pad Launch
#3
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Agency Launch
#26
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Orbital Launch
#60
Year 1998
Location Launch
#7
Year 1998
Pad Launch
#2
Year 1998
Agency Launch
#6
Year 1998
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