Orbital Sciences CorporationMinotaur CSpace Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Minotaur | NROL-8
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Orbital Sciences Corporation's 26th launch · 6th this year · humanity's 4,267th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Oct 3, 10:04 – Oct 3, 10:04 UTC
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NROL-8 (STEX)
The STEX (Space Technology Experiments) satellite carried 29 new technologies intended to result in lower cost and higher performance spacecraft for future missions.
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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