United States Air ForceAtlas F/SVSSpace Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Navstar 6
Launched
April 26, 1980
Summary
Navstar 6 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas F/SVS from Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 26, 1980. It was United States Air Force's 755th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 2,315th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Atlas F/SVS flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Navstar 6, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 164 × 20,313 km orbit inclined 63.0°. 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
- 7th Atlas F/SVS flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 755th launch6th this yearhumanity's 2,315th orbital launch attempt32nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Navstar 6 · NORAD 11783 · 1980-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
- Object ID
- 1980-032A
- Epoch
- 1980-04-26 20:00:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.05567932 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6065662
- Inclination
- 63.0228°
- Ascending node
- 83.7832°
- Arg. of perigee
- 158.812°
- Mean anomaly
- 244.5922°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 9.999e-7
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, 2 components; 1 still in orbit
- Navstar 6 · NORAD 11783 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First generation GPS satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
22nd launch from Space Launch Complex 3E, 2nd this year · 479th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
48 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
76 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Navstar 6 launch?
Navstar 6 launched on April 26, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Navstar 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Navstar 6?
Atlas F/SVS, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas F/SVS spec sheet
Where did Navstar 6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Navstar 6 reach?
Navstar 6, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 164 × 20,313 km orbit inclined 63.0°.
How many satellites did Navstar 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Navstar 6 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System