United States Air ForceAtlas F/SVSSpace Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Navstar 2
Launched
May 13, 1978
Summary
Navstar 2 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas F/SVS from Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 13, 1978. It was United States Air Force's 718th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 2,093rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Atlas F/SVS flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Navstar 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 150 × 20,084 km orbit inclined 62.7°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas F/SVS · United States Air ForceGlobal Positioning System
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Atlas F/SVS flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 718th launch14th this yearhumanity's 2,093rd orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Navstar 2 · NORAD 10893 · 1978-047 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
- Object ID
- 1978-047A
- Epoch
- 1978-05-14 02:26:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.10072708 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6045176
- Inclination
- 62.6573°
- Ascending node
- 110.5462°
- Arg. of perigee
- 157.3654°
- Mean anomaly
- 251.6593°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 components; 3 still in orbit
- Navstar 2 · NORAD 10893 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First generation GPS satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
18th launch from Space Launch Complex 3E, 2nd this year · 462nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
48 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
79 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Navstar 2 launch?
Navstar 2 launched on May 13, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Navstar 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Navstar 2?
Atlas F/SVS, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas F/SVS spec sheet
Where did Navstar 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Navstar 2 reach?
Navstar 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 150 × 20,084 km orbit inclined 62.7°.
How many satellites did Navstar 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Navstar 2 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System