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ProviderChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
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DateAug 25, 2026
PrecisionAbout 12:30 AM UTC
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NROL-8 (STEX)
Minotaur COrbital Sciences CorporationSpace Launch Complex 576E
Saturday, October 3, 1998 · 10:04 AM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
The STEX (Space Technology Experiments) satellite carried 29 new technologies intended to result in lower cost and higher performance spacecraft for future missions.
PayloadNROL-8 (STEX)
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerOrbital Sciences Corporation
Stages4
PadSpace Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 576E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 34.739°N
- Longitude
- 120.619°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
10:04 AM UTC - 10:04 AM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
