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GSSAP-8
American near-geosynchronous space surveillance satellite. GSSAP-8 was launched on February 12, 2026 aboard a Vulcan Centaur VC4S from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2026-029BNORAD 67760United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- USA 583
- Common name
- GSSAP-8
- Payload designation
- Hornet 8
- Other names
- GSSAP 8
- International designator
- 2026-029B
- NORAD catalog number
- 67760
- GCAT identifier
- S67760
Mission
- Mission type
- Missile early warning
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- GSSAP
- Owner
- USSF
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Northrop Grumman Space Systems Group (SSG)
- Platform (bus)
- GeoStar-1
Launch
- Date
- February 12, 2026 · 09:22 UTC
- Launch record
- 2026-029Success
- Rocket
- Vulcan Centaur VC4S
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41
Orbit and fate
- Perigee
- 0 km
- Apogee
- 0 km
- Inclination
- 0.00°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Feb 12, 2026
Size
- Mass
- 500 kg
- Dry mass
- 500 kg
- Length
- 2.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.00 m
- Span
- 5.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q138349395 (CC0).