GFO

Summary

GFO is a military satellite^[1]. GFO is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]

Key Facts

• GFO is in the country of United States^[3].
• GFO's image is recorded as GFO (Geosat Follow-On) Satellite.jpg^[4].
• GFO's instance of is recorded as military satellite^[5].
• GFO's instance of is recorded as research satellite^[6].
• GFO's operator is recorded as 10th Space Operations Squadron^[7].
• GFO's manufacturer is recorded as Ball Aerospace & Technologies^[8].
• GFO's manufacturer is recorded as Raytheon^[9].
• GFO's manufacturer is recorded as AIL Systems Inc^[10].
• GFO's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1998-007A^[11].
• GFO's has use is recorded as altimetry^[12].
• GFO's Commons category is recorded as Geosat Follow-On^[13].
• GFO's space launch vehicle is recorded as Minotaur-C^[14].
• GFO's SCN is recorded as 25157^[15].
• GFO's country of origin is recorded as United States^[16].
• GFO's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array^[17].
• GFO's type of orbit is recorded as low Earth orbit^[18].
• GFO's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1998-02-10T00:00:00Z^[19].
• GFO's spacecraft bus is recorded as BCP-600^[20].
• GFO's service retirement is recorded as +2008-11-26T00:00:00Z^[21].
• GFO's significant event is recorded as construction contract^[22].
• GFO's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[23].
• GFO's significant event is recorded as spacecraft decommissioning^[24].
• GFO's carries scientific instrument is recorded as radar altimeter^[25].
• GFO's carries scientific instrument is recorded as microwave radiometer^[26].
• GFO's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Launch Complex 576 E^[27].

Why It Matters

GFO is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]