In orbitRocket body

ATLAS 35F R/B

NORAD: 11705
COSPAR: 1980-011B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Thiokol-Elkton
Owner: US Air Force Space Division
Platform (bus): Star 37
Mass at launch: 1,197 kg
Dry mass: 157 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 157 kg
Length: 1.8 m
Diameter: 0.9 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1.8 m
Shape: Cyl + Cone

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S11705, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1980-02-09
Rocket: Atlas F/SVS
Flight: GPS 5
Mission name: Navstar GPS SVN 5
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC3E
Launched by: US Air Force Space Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1980-011

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1980-011, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1980-02-09
Period: 289.4 min
Inclination: 64.38°
Apogee: 15,080 km
Perigee: 1,147 km
Radar cross-section: 1.5903 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

Everything from this launch

Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit