| Names | Navstar 8 GPS I-8 GPS SVN-8 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Navigation Technology |
| Operator | U.S. Air Force |
| COSPAR ID | 1983-072A [1] |
| SATCAT no. | 14189 |
| Mission duration | 5 years (planned) 9.75 years (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Navstar |
| Spacecraft type | GPS Block I |
| Manufacturer | Rockwell Space Systems[2] |
| Launch mass | 758 kg (1,671 lb) |
| Dimensions | 5.3 meters of long |
| Power | 400 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 14 July 1983, 10:21:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Atlas E / SGS-2 (Atlas-75E) |
| Launch site | Vandenberg, SLC-3W[3] |
| Entered service | 10 August 1983 |
| End of mission | |
| Deactivated | 4 May 1993 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[4] |
| Regime | Medium Earth orbit (Semi-synchronous) |
| Perigee altitude | 19,917 km (12,376 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 20,446 km (12,705 mi) |
| Inclination | 62.80° |
| Period | 718.00 minutes |
OPS 9794, also known as Navstar 8, GPS I-8 and GPS SVN-8, was an American navigation satellite launched in 1983 as part of the Global Positioning System development program. It was the eighth of eleven Block I GPS satellites to be launched.[2]
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