Q: What was the purpose of GPS SVN 5?

A: GPS SVN 5 was part of the early NAVSTAR GPS system, designed to provide global positioning, navigation, and timing services for military and later civilian use.

Q: Who operated GPS SVN 5?

A: The satellite was operated by the United States Air Force as part of the GPS constellation.

Q: What launch vehicle was used for GPS SVN 5?

A: It was launched aboard an Atlas E/F (35F) rocket from Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3 East.

GPS SVN 5

American GPS navigation satellite

Vehicle Gps Satellite Q7072864

Facts

12 properties

Instance of: GPS satellite
Follows: GPS SVN 4^[3]
Followed by: GPS SVN 6^[4]
Launch date: 1980-02-09
Country of origin: United States^[7]
Launch vehicle: Atlas E/F
Manufacturer: Rockwell International^[5]
Operator: United States Air Force^[2]
Significant event: rocket launch (1980)^[9]
Space launch vehicle: Atlas E/F^[6]
Start point: Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3 East^[10]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: February 9, 1980^[8]

🏷️ Also known as

en GPS 1-5 en GPS 5 en GPS I-5 en GPS SVN 5 en Navstar 5 en Navstar GPS SVN 5 en OPS 5117

🔖 Identifiers · 4

COSPAR ID: 1980-011A
Freebase ID: /m/0k99j02
NSSDCA ID: 1980-011A
SCN: 11690

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🔗 Connections

Belongs to 1

GPS Block I

Country of origin 1

United States

Followed by 1

GPS SVN 6

Followed by (predecessor) 1

GPS SVN 6

Follows 1

GPS SVN 4

Instance of 1

GPS satellite

Manufacturer 1

Rockwell International

Operator 1

United States Air Force

Preceded by (successor) 1

GPS SVN 4

Significant event 1

rocket launch

Space launch vehicle 1

Atlas E/F

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Summary

GPS SVN 5 is a GPS satellite^[1].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ GPS SVN 5 — operator (P137): United States Air Force. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ GPS SVN 5 — follows (P155): GPS SVN 4. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ GPS SVN 5 — followed by (P156): GPS SVN 6. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ GPS SVN 5 — manufacturer (P176): Rockwell International. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ GPS SVN 5 — space launch vehicle (P375): Atlas E/F. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ GPS SVN 5 — country of origin (P495): United States. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ GPS SVN 5 — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): February 9, 1980. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ GPS SVN 5 — significant event (P793): rocket launch. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ GPS SVN 5 — start point (P1427): Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3 East. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ GPS SVN 5 is an instance of GPS satellite (Q1069313) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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