OPS 5118

OPS 5118, also known as Navstar 6, GPS I-6 and GPS SVN-6, was an American navigation satellite launched in 1980 as part of the Global Positioning System development programme. It was the sixth of eleven Block I GPS satellites to be launched.[2]

OPS 5118
Mission typeNavigation
Technology
OperatorUS Air Force
COSPAR ID1980-032A[1]
SATCAT no.11783[1]
Mission duration5 years (planned)
11 years (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeGPS Block I
ManufacturerRockwell[2]
Launch mass759 kilograms (1,673 lb)[2]
Start of mission
Launch date26 April 1980, 22:00 (1980-04-26UTC22Z) UTC
RocketAtlas E/F SGS-1, 34F[3]
Launch siteVandenberg SLC-3E[3]
End of mission
Deactivated6 March 1991 (1991-03-07)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeMedium Earth
(Semi-synchronous)
Perigee altitude20,006 kilometres (12,431 mi)[4]
Apogee altitude20,357 kilometres (12,649 mi)[4]
Inclination62.8 degrees[4]
Period717.94 minutes[4]
 

OPS 5118 was launched at 22:00 UTC on 26 April 1980, atop an Atlas E/F carrier rocket with an SGS-1 upper stage. The Atlas used had the serial number 34F, and was originally built as an Atlas F.[3] The launch took place from Space Launch Complex 3E at Vandenberg Air Force Base,[5] and placed OPS 5118 into a transfer orbit. The satellite raised itself into medium Earth orbit using a Star-27 apogee motor.[2]

By 27 May 1980, OPS 5118 had been raised to an orbit with a perigee of 20,006 kilometres (12,431 mi), an apogee of 20,357 kilometres (12,649 mi), a period of 717.94 minutes, and 62.8 degrees of inclination to the equator.[4] The satellite had a design life of 5 years and a mass of 758 kilograms (1,671 lb).[2] It broadcast the PRN 09 signal in the GPS demonstration constellation, and was retired from service on 6 March 1991.

References
  1. "Navstar 6". US National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  2. Krebs, Gunter. "GPS (Navstar)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  4. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  5. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch List". Launch Vehicle Database. Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 12 July 2012.


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