United States Air ForceAtlas F/SVSSpace Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Navstar 3
Launched
October 7, 1978
Summary
Navstar 3 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas F/SVS from Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 7, 1978. It was United States Air Force's 729th launch, 25th this year and humanity's 2,141st orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Atlas F/SVS flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). The tracked orbit of Navstar 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, from October 17, 1978, was 20,290 × 20,317 km inclined 62.8°. 2 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
- 4th Atlas F/SVS flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 729th launch25th this yearhumanity's 2,141st orbital launch attempt96th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Navstar 3 · NORAD 11054 · 1978-093 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
- Object ID
- 1978-093A
- Epoch
- 1978-10-17 03:20:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.99276955 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004953
- Inclination
- 62.8093°
- Ascending node
- 100.9301°
- Arg. of perigee
- 127.3203°
- Mean anomaly
- 229.7299°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 21
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- Navstar 3 · NORAD 11054 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First generation GPS satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
19th launch from Space Launch Complex 3E, 3rd this year · 466th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
48 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
146 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Navstar 3 launch?
Navstar 3 launched on October 7, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Navstar 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Navstar 3?
Atlas F/SVS, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas F/SVS spec sheet
Where did Navstar 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Navstar 3 reach?
The tracked orbit of Navstar 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, from October 17, 1978, was 20,290 × 20,317 km inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Navstar 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Navstar 3 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System