GPS 8

Launch Details
Launched 14 July 2015
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Search & Rescue (SARSAT)
GPS Operational
Active satellites
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 40730
COSPAR ID 2015-033A
Alternative names USA 262
NAVSTAR 74
GPS BIIF-10
GPS 2F-10
SVN 72
PRN 08
SLOT C3
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 54.267°
Eccentricity 0.01040
RA ascending node 18.775 hr
Argument perigee 25.204°
Mean anomaly 335.337°
Orbital period 717.939 min
Epoch of osculation 29 Jun 2025, 05:32

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 19912.2 km
Mean Altitude 20188.4 km
Peak Altitude 20464.7 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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