In orbitDebris

TAURUS DEB

NORAD: 25161
COSPAR: 1998-007E

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Spacecraft

Built by: Orbital Sciences Corp./Chandler
Owner: Orbital Sciences Corp./Chandler
Platform (bus): DPAF
Mass at launch: 144 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 144 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 1 m
Diameter: 0.9 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S25161, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1998-02-10
Rocket: Taurus 2210
Flight: GFO/Orbcomm
Mission name: GFO
Launch site: V, 576E
Launched by: Orbital Sciences Corp./Chandler
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1998-007

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1998-007, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1998-02-10
Period: 100.8 min
Inclination: 107.98°
Apogee: 839 km
Perigee: 756 km
Radar cross-section: 1.409 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

Everything from this launch

Debris1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload4 in total, 3 still in orbit