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Launch FailureUnited States Air Force
Atlas E/SVS: Navstar 7
First generation GPS satellite
Saturday, 19 December 1981
Atlas E/SVS
Mission Data
🇺🇸United States Air ForceEst. 1947
Launch VehicleAtlas E/SVS
Vehicle FamilyAtlas
Vehicle Record0 of 1 launches (0%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record972 successes / 106 failures (90%)
Success Streak68 consecutive
ProgramGlobal Positioning System · Navigation Constellation
Mission TypeNavigation
Target OrbitMedium Earth Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 3E
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#123
Agency Launches This Year#16
Launches From This Pad48
Launches From This Site923
Status Note
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
About Atlas E/SVS
The Atlas E/F (or SB-1A) was an American expendable launch system and sounding rocket built using parts of decommissioned SM-65 Atlas missiles. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets.
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 3E · 34.6400°N 120.5895°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.