Minotaur-C 2210
ActiveOrbital Sciences Corporation (OSC)
Feb. 10, 1998
Description
American all-solid orbital launch vehicle based on a Pegasus and Peacekeeper rocket.It has been designed as a quick reaction launch vehicle, which can be launched from minimaly prepared places in a matter of a few days.
Specifications
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Stages
4 -
Length
29.7 m -
Diameter
2.35 m -
Fairing Diameter
2.35 m -
Launch Mass
73.0 T -
Thrust
1380.0 kN
Family
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Name
Minotaur-C 2210 -
Family
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Variant
2210 -
Alias
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Full Name
Minotaur-C 2210
Payload Capacity
-
Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
1380.0 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Orbital Sciences Corporation
Commercial
None
OSC
Taurus 2210 | GFO
Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 10, 1998, 1:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
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.
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