OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8) at a glance.

Uptime

15446

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 1.9

Per day

Orbit

MEO

Medium Earth Orbit

Inclination

63.3

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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: 751.098 minutes

Inclination: 63.2698 deg

SMA: 27371.026 km

Apoapsis: 21588.922 km

Periapsis: 20396.86 km

RAAN: 75.5788 deg

Eccentricy: 0.02177597

Argument of periapsis: 55.7784 deg

Mean anomaly: 320.234 deg

Mean motion: 1.91719437 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000024 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 27, 2025, 2:46 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 26, 2025, 8:43 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)

TLE line 1: 1 14189U 83072A 25299.86368941 .00000024 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 14189 63.2698 75.5788 0217760 55.7784 320.2340 1.91719437222257

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Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8).

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

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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Launch to space Atlas E/SGS-2 | GPS 8
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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