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May 13, 1978 10:34 am

Navstar 2

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Atlas F/SVS

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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First generation GPS satellite
Launch Overview
Window Open 10:34 UTC
Window Close 10:34 UTC
Lift Off May 13, 1978 · 10:34 UTC
Launch Facility Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launch Pad Space Launch Complex 3E
Target Orbit Medium Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer United States Air Force
Payload Navstar 2
Rocket Atlas F/SVS
Destination Medium Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

Other Launches

First generation GPS satellite

Height

LEO Payload

Total Launches

Status

United States Air Force
Space Launch Complex 3E
Launch Overview
Window Open 10:34 UTC
Window Close 10:34 UTC
Lift Off May 13, 1978 · 10:34 UTC
Launch Facility Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launch Pad Space Launch Complex 3E
Target Orbit Medium Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer United States Air Force
Payload Navstar 2
Rocket Atlas F/SVS
Destination Medium Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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