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Navstar 6

retired

Positioning Navigation TimingMEOCOSPAR 1980-032ALaunched 4/26/1980

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: GPS 6
Launch Vehicle: Atlas F
Launch Date: 4/26/1980
Last Contact: 3/6/1991

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: MEO
Altitude: 20,181.5 km
Inclination: 62.88 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: 1980-032A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/038