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Launch SuccessfulOrbital Sciences Corporation
Minotaur: NROL-8
The STEX (Space Technology Experiments) satellite carried 29 new technologies intended to result in lower cost and higher performance spacecraft for future missions.
Saturday, 3 October 1998
Minotaur C
Mission Data
🇺🇸Orbital Sciences Corporation
Launch VehicleMinotaur C
Vehicle FamilyMinotaur
Vehicle Record3 of 4 launches (75%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record65 successes / 7 failures (90%)
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 576E
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#60
Agency Launches This Year#6
Launches From This Pad9
Launches From This Site923
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 576E · 34.7394°N 120.6192°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.