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GPS SVN 10

American GPS navigation satellite. GPS SVN 10 was launched on September 8, 1984 aboard a Atlas E/SGS-2 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1984-097ANORAD 15271United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
GPS 10
Common name
GPS SVN 10
Payload designation
GPS SVN 10
Other names
USA 5:U,Navstar 10
International designator
1984-097A
NORAD catalog number
15271
GCAT identifier
S15271
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/116

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Defense
Program
GPS I
Owner
USAF SD
Country
United States
Builder
Rockwell/Seal Beach
Platform (bus)
GPS

Launch

Date
September 8, 1984 · 21:41 UTC
Launch record
1984-097Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC3W

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
19,961 km
Apogee
20,404 km
Inclination
63.27°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Mar 26, 1996
End of operations
Nov 18, 1995

Size

Mass
431 kg
Dry mass
431 kg
Total mass with attached objects
792 kg
Length
2.4 m
Diameter
2.60 m
Span
5.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q7865697 (CC0).