Saturday, June 12, 2004

Navstar 3

 1978-093A


Navstar 3 was the third GPS development satellite. 


Navstar 3 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1978 Oct 7  0030? Launch by Atlas F/SVS  V SLC3 
  T+2:04 Booster sep 
  T+5:21 SECO 
 0036? T+6:00? Atlas sep -2622 x 172 (nominal) 
 0036?  T+6:21? SVS burn 1 42s?  
 0037? T+7:03? burnout  36? x 172? x 63.1 
  T+7:04? sep 
  T+7:05? SVS burn 2  163? x 20144?  
 0037  T+7:47? burnout 
 0041?  SVS-2 sep   
1978 Oct 8  1530? Star 27 burn 
1978 Oct 12   Nav system on 
1978 Oct 17    722.1 20283 x 20309 x 62.8 
1978 Nov 8    718.06 20181 x 20186 x 62.8 
1978 Nov 13   Operational 
1990   Operating at A-3 on Rb clock 
1992 Apr 19   end of nav use
1992 Nov 16 end of ops 

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