Template:Infobox spaceflight USA-5, also known as Navstar 10, GPS I-10 and GPS SVN-10, was an American navigation satellite launched in 1984 as part of the Global Positioning System development programme. It was the tenth of eleven Block I GPS satellites to be launched.[1]
USA-5 was launched at 21:41 UTC on 8 September 1984, atop an Atlas E/F carrier rocket with an SGS-2 upper stage. The Atlas used had the serial number 14E, and was originally built as an Atlas E.[2] The launch took place from Space Launch Complex 3W at Vandenberg Air Force Base,[3] and placed USA-5 into a transfer orbit. The satellite raised itself into medium Earth orbit using a Star-27 apogee motor.[1]
By 8 October 1984, USA-5 had been raised to an orbit with a perigee of 19,961 kilometres (Template:Convert/round mi), an apogee of 20,404 kilometres (Template:Convert/round mi), a period of 717.98 minutes, and 63.2 degrees of inclination to the equator.[4] The satellite had a design life of 5 years and a mass of 758 kilograms (Template:Convert/round lb).[1] It broadcast the PRN 12 signal in the GPS demonstration constellation, and was retired from service on 26 March 1996. It was the last Block I satellite to be decommissioned.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Krebs, Gunter. "GPS (Navstar)". Gunter's Space Page. http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/navstar.htm. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch List". Launch Vehicle Database. Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/lvdb/list2.html. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/satcat.txt. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
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