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Navstar GPS SVN 4

Atlas F/SVS launch from Vandenberg (United States) on December 11, 1978, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 11, 1978 · 03:59 UTCLaunch 1978-112Launch no. 2,154 in the log
SpaceportVandenbergpad SLC3E
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencySAMSOUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 11, 1978, 03:59
Launch designation
1978-112
Mission
Navstar GPS SVN 4
Flight name
GPS 4
Vehicle flight ID
39F

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
21,237 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.1 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Navstar 41978-112ANORAD 11141USAF Space and Missile Systems OrganizationNavigation409 kgIn orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.