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1980 · United States Air Force
Navstar 5
success
Atlas F/SVS | Navstar 5
First generation GPS satellite
Overview
Date / time
February 9, 1980 at 11:08 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 3E
Mission
Navstar 5
Mission type
Navigation
Orbit achieved
Medium Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas F/SVS →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →
Payloads deployed · 1
NAVSTAR 5 (OPS 5117)
GPS · MEO