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Minotaur | NROL-8 launched on Sat, Oct 3, 1998, 10:04 AM UTC — a Orbital Sciences Corporation mission.
NET Sat, Oct 3, 1998, 10:04 AM UTC
Mission profile
Flight simulation
A representative gravity-turn climb for Minotaur to Low Earth Orbit. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
SimulatedRepresentative Minotaur ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.
The mission
The STEX (Space Technology Experiments) satellite carried 29 new technologies intended to result in lower cost and higher performance spacecraft for future missions.
Around this launch
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Good to know
Minotaur | NROL-8 is scheduled to lift off Sat, Oct 3, 1998, 10:04 AM UTC.
A live webcast will appear on this page as soon as the provider publishes a stream link.
Minotaur | NROL-8 is an Orbital Sciences Corporation mission flying on a Minotaur.
It lifts off from Space Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.