United States Air ForceAtlas E/SGS-2Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
GPS 10
Launched
September 8, 1984
Summary
GPS 10 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas E/SGS-2 from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 8, 1984. It was United States Air Force's 824th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 2,872nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Atlas E/SGS-2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS 10, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 500 × 20,762 km orbit inclined 63.1°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas E/SGS-2 · United States Air ForceGlobal Positioning System
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Atlas E/SGS-2 flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 824th launch11th this yearhumanity's 2,872nd orbital launch attempt97th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS 10 · NORAD 15271 · 1984-097 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 10 (USA 5)
- Object ID
- 1984-097A
- Epoch
- 1984-09-09 02:01:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 3.91605644 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.5958582
- Inclination
- 63.1206°
- Ascending node
- 33.717°
- Arg. of perigee
- 159.3984°
- Mean anomaly
- 243.6587°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- GPS 10 · NORAD 15271 · in orbit
SGS-II · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First generation GPS satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
66th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 2nd this year · 515th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
87 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS 10 launch?
GPS 10 launched on September 8, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS 10?
Atlas E/SGS-2, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas E/SGS-2 spec sheet
Where did GPS 10 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did GPS 10 reach?
GPS 10, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 500 × 20,762 km orbit inclined 63.1°.
How many satellites did GPS 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS 10 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System