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GPS 8

retired

Positioning Navigation TimingMEOCOSPAR 1983-072ALaunched 7/14/1983

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: GPS 8 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Atlas E
Launch Date: 7/14/1983
Last Contact: 5/4/1993

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: MEO
Altitude: 20,182 km
Inclination: 62.85 deg
Orbit Plane: 2
Dry Mass: 431 kg
Total Mass: 792 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Positioning Navigation Timing
Payload Category: NAV
Payload Class: D

Organizations

Operator: U.S. Space Force
Manufacturer: Boeing

Constellation

Name: GPS
Active Satellites: 35
Planned Satellites: 24

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1983-072A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/097