STEX
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| Launch mass | 539. 4 kg |
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| Launch date | October 3, 1998 |
| Rocket | Minotaur-C |
| Manufacturers | Lockheed Martin |
| Launch site | Vandenberg Air Force Base |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1956011 |
About STEX
Space Technology Experiments, or STEX, also known as NRO Launch 8 or NROL-8, was an experimental National Reconnaissance Office satellite built by Lockheed Martin. It was launched on October 3, 1998. One of the experiments was ATEx, which was deployed on 22 January 1999, and subsequently jettisoned.
