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Minotaur | NROL-8

October 3, 1998 at 10:04 AM UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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October 3, 1998 at 10:04 AM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 576E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · 34.7394, -120.6192

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Space Launch Complex 576E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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Mission description

The STEX (Space Technology Experiments) satellite carried 29 new technologies intended to result in lower cost and higher performance spacecraft for future missions.

Vehicle

Minotaur C

Pegasus · C

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0 kg

Successful launches

3

Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 576E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.

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