GPS BI-03

Also called OPS 5113 or Navstar 3 or GPS 03

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General

Designation	11054 / 78093A
Launch date	7 Oct 1978
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Navigation
Perigee/Apogee	20705/20942 km
Inclination	63.3°
Period	744.2 min
Launch vehicle	Atlas F
Launch site	Vandenberg

Was equipped with corner-cube reflectors for satellite laser ranging (SLR). SLR tracking of the satellites permit onboard clock errors and satellite ephemeris errors in GPS tracking to be differentiated.

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End of life

Out of service

May 1992

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