Spacecraft n°: |
USA satellite n°: |
Also called OPS 5117 or Navstar-5 or GPS 05
Launch data:
| Designation:
|
11690
/ 80011A
|
|
Launch
date
|
9
Feb 1980 - 23:08 UT |
| Launch site | Va, SLC-3E |
| Launch vehicle: | Atlas-35F / SGS-1 |
| Mission:
| Navigation
|
| Earth orbit on: |
|
Perigee/Apogee
|
19807/20557
km
|
|
Inclination
|
65°
|
|
Period
|
718
min
|
Was equipped with corner-cube reflectors for satellite laser ranging (SLR). SLR
tracking of the satellites permit onboard clock errors and satellite ephemeris
errors in GPS tracking to be differentiated.
Spacecraft data:
| Prime contractor | |
| Operator | |
| Platform | |
| Mass at launch | 871 kg |
| Dry Mass | kg |
| Basic shape | |
| Dimension (m) | |
| Solar array | |
| Stabilization | |
| DC power | |
| Design lifetime | |
End of life
Ref: #15, #102 - update: 23.09.07