Orbital Sciences CorporationMinotaur-C 2210Space Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
GFO
Launched
February 10, 1998
Image: US Air Force/30th Space Wing
Summary
GFO launched on an Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur-C 2210 from Space Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 10, 1998. It was Orbital Sciences Corporation's 21st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,215th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Minotaur-C 2210 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Minotaur-C 2210 flightOrbital Sciences Corporation's 21st launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,215th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 4 still in orbit
- GFO · NORAD 25157 · re-entered August 3, 2026
- Orbcomm G1 · NORAD 25158 · in orbit
- Orbcomm G2 · NORAD 25159 · in orbit
Taurus 2 Stage 4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
2nd launch from Space Launch Complex 576E, 1st this year · 581st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
9 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
about 4 years after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GFO launch?
GFO launched on February 10, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GFO?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GFO?
Minotaur-C 2210, flown by Orbital Sciences Corporation. Minotaur-C 2210 spec sheet
Where did GFO launch from?
Space Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was GFO going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a navigation mission.
How many satellites did GFO launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).