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Topic: Space Cover 544: Navstar-1 Launch
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Apollo-Soyuz Member Posts: 1205 From: Shady Side, Md Registered: Sep 2004
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posted 12-19-2019 10:00 AM
Space Cover of the Week, Week 544, December 22, 2019 Space Cover #544: Navstar-1 Launch The space cover of the week commemorates the launch of the first Rockwell International developed navigational satellite Navstar-1 on February 22, 1978 from Vandenberg AFB, Ca. from Pad-SLC-3E. Satellite was injected into a 12580 by 12770 mile orbit inclined 64.5 degrees by the Atlas-F launch vehicle. Cover was serviced by the Rockwell Space Division Stamp Club and was autographed by GPS Program Manager, Richard Schwartz and GPS Chief Engineer, Charles Helms. ------------------ John Macco Space Unit #1457 | |
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