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Launch · COSPAR 1978-093 · 07 Oct 1978

NAVSTAR 3 (OPS 5113)

Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California · US34.74°, -120.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

2

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

1

Decayed

1

50% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), CaliforniaVandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 2

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
NAVSTAR 3 (OPS 5113)GPS (NAVSTAR)110541978-093AUnknownMEO20,546 / 21,103 km62.86°on orbitUnited States Space Force

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
ATLAS F R/B110781978-093BDecayedLEO85 / 165 km62.82°25 Dec 1991—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1978-093
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
07 Oct 1978
Launch site
Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California
Site code
AFWTR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYBKABTM95Q713JBKX1

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1978-093; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

NAVSTAR 3 (OPS 5113) — Launch 1978-093, 07 Oct 1978 | SatelliteIndex