Northrop Grumman Launches in 1998
Northrop Grumman flew 8 orbital launch attempts in 1998, 10% of the world's 82, all of them successful. 3 on Pegasus XL, 2 on Pegasus XL HAPS, 1 on Minotaur-C 2210 and 1 on Minotaur C. Together they put 3 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 1998
- 8
- no failures
- Share of the world
- 10%
- of 82
- Busiest month
- February
- 2 launches
- Payload to orbit
- 3 t
Month by month
Northrop Grumman orbital launches per month, 1998
- 0Jan
- 2Feb
- 0Mar
- 1Apr
- 0May
- 0Jun
- 0Jul
- 1Aug
- 1Sep
- 2Oct
- 0Nov
- 1Dec
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| Month | Northrop Grumman |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 2 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 0 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 1 |
| October | 2 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 1 |
Rockets Northrop Grumman flew in 1998
Every launch of 1998
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 February 1998 | Minotaur-C 2210 | GFO | Success |
| 26 February 1998 | Pegasus XL | Broadband Advanced Technologies Satellite (BATSAT/Teledesic T1) & Student Nitric Oxide Explorer (SNOE) | Success |
| 2 April 1998 | Pegasus XL | Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE) | Success |
| 2 August 1998 | Pegasus XL HAPS | Orbcomm-B1 - B8 | Success |
| 23 September 1998 | Pegasus XL HAPS | Orbcomm-C1 - C8 | Success |
| 3 October 1998 | Minotaur C | NROL-8 (STEX) | Success |
| 23 October 1998 | Pegasus Hybrid | Satélite de Coleta de Dados-2 (SCD-2) | Success |
| 6 December 1998 | Pegasus XL | Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS) | Success |