United States Air ForceAtlas E/SGS-2Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
GPS 8
Launched
July 14, 1983
Summary
GPS 8 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas E/SGS-2 from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 14, 1983. It was United States Air Force's 808th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 2,719th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Atlas E/SGS-2 flight. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS 8, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 555 × 20,920 km orbit inclined 63.0°. 4 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
- 1st Atlas E/SGS-2 flightUnited States Air Force's 808th launch13th this yearhumanity's 2,719th orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS 8 · NORAD 14189 · 1983-072 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)
- Object ID
- 1983-072A
- Epoch
- 1983-07-14 20:53:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 3.87950295 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.5951545
- Inclination
- 62.9955°
- Ascending node
- 167.2831°
- Arg. of perigee
- 158.6867°
- Mean anomaly
- 243.3618°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 3 still in orbit
- GPS 8 · NORAD 14189 · 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
63rd launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 2nd this year · 506th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
107 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS 8 launch?
GPS 8 launched on July 14, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS 8?
Atlas E/SGS-2, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas E/SGS-2 spec sheet
Where did GPS 8 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did GPS 8 reach?
GPS 8, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 555 × 20,920 km orbit inclined 63.0°.
How many satellites did GPS 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS 8 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System