Key statistics
Satellite OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8) at a glance.
Uptime
15335
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.9
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
63.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)
International designator: 1983-072A
Object number (NORAD): 14189
Object ID (CCSDS): 14189
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 751.097 minutes
Inclination: 63.1859 deg
SMA: 27371.016 km
Apoapsis: 21583.98 km
Periapsis: 20401.782 km
RAAN: 78.8871 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0215958
Argument of periapsis: 55.1809 deg
Mean anomaly: 126.9562 deg
Mean motion: 1.91719546 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000065 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 4, 2025, 3:20 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 3, 2025, 7:58 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)
TLE line 1: 1 14189U 83072A 25184.83205208 -.00000065 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 14189 63.1859 78.8871 0215958 55.1809 126.9562 1.91719546220046
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8).
In-orbit conjunctions
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First generation GPS satellite
OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas E/SGS-2 | GPS 8’, on board a Atlas E/SGS-2 space rocket.
The launch took place on July 14, 1983, 10:21 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.
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Atlas E/SGS-2 | GPS 8
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 14, 1983, 10:21 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas E/SGS-2
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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