Q: What was the purpose of GPS SVN 8?

A: GPS SVN 8 was part of the initial GPS satellite constellation, designed to provide global positioning, navigation, and timing services for military and civilian use.

Q: Who launched GPS SVN 8?

A: GPS SVN 8 was launched by the United States Air Force aboard an Atlas E/F rocket from Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3 West on July 14, 1983.

Q: What was the significance of GPS SVN 8 in the GPS constellation?

A: GPS SVN 8 was the eighth satellite in the GPS Block I series, contributing to the early development and deployment of the GPS system, which later became a critical global navigation infrastructure.

Q: What happened to GPS SVN 7, the predecessor of GPS SVN 8?

A: GPS SVN 7 was destroyed in a launch failure, making GPS SVN 8 the first successful satellite in the GPS Block I series to reach orbit.

Q: What was the relationship between GPS SVN 8 and GPS SVN 9?

A: GPS SVN 8 was followed by GPS SVN 9, continuing the sequence of GPS satellites in the Block I series.

GPS SVN 8

American GPS navigation satellite

Vehicle Gps Satellite Q7072866

Facts

12 properties

Instance of: GPS satellite
Follows: GPS SVN 7^[3]
Followed by: GPS SVN 9^[4]
Launch date: 1983-07-14
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 (1983)^[9]
Space launch vehicle: Atlas E/F^[6]
Start point: Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3 West^[10]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: July 14, 1983^[8]

🏷️ Also known as

en GPS 1-8 en GPS 8 en GPS I-8 en GPS SVN 8 en Navstar 8 en Navstar GPS SVN 8 en OPS 9794

🔖 Identifiers · 4

COSPAR ID: 1983-072A
Freebase ID: /m/0k99nnv
NSSDCA ID: 1983-072A
SCN: 14189

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🔗 Connections

Belongs to 1

GPS Block I

Country of origin 1

United States

Followed by 1

GPS SVN 9

Followed by (predecessor) 1

GPS SVN 9

Follows 1

GPS SVN 7

Instance of 1

GPS satellite

Manufacturer 1

Rockwell International

Operator 1

United States Air Force

Preceded by (successor) 1

GPS SVN 7

Significant event 1

rocket launch

Space launch vehicle 1

Atlas E/F

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Summary

GPS SVN 8 is a GPS satellite^[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ GPS SVN 8 — operator (P137): United States Air Force. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ GPS SVN 8 — follows (P155): GPS SVN 7. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ GPS SVN 8 — followed by (P156): GPS SVN 9. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ GPS SVN 8 — manufacturer (P176): Rockwell International. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ GPS SVN 8 — space launch vehicle (P375): Atlas E/F. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ GPS SVN 8 — country of origin (P495): United States. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ GPS SVN 8 — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): July 14, 1983. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ GPS SVN 8 — significant event (P793): rocket launch. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ GPS SVN 8 — start point (P1427): Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3 West. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ GPS SVN 8 is an instance of GPS satellite (Q1069313) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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