Q: What is the purpose of GSSAP-8?

A: GSSAP-8 is designed for space surveillance, monitoring objects in geosynchronous orbit to enhance space domain awareness and support military operations.

Q: Who operates GSSAP-8?

A: It is operated by the U.S. Combat Forces Command, a military entity responsible for space surveillance missions.

Q: What rocket launched GSSAP-8?

A: It was launched aboard a Vulcan Centaur VC4S rocket (mission designation V-004) from Cape Canaveral.

GSSAP-8

American near-geosynchronous space surveillance satellite

Vehicle Military Satellite Q138349395

Facts

18 properties

Instance of: military satellite
Follows: GSSAP-7^[3]
Launch date: 2026-02-12
Part of: Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program^[5]
Has use: space surveillance^[6]
Country of origin: United States^[8]
Launch vehicle: Vulcan
Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman Space Systems^[4]
Operator: Combat Forces Command^[2]
Powered by: spacecraft solar array^[9]
Satellite of: geosynchronous orbit
Significant event: rocket launch (2026)^[13]
Space launch vehicle: Vulcan^[7]
Spacecraft bus: GEOStar-1^[12]
Start point: Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41^[14]
Type of orbit: geosynchronous orbit^[10]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: February 12, 2026^[11]
Use: space surveillance

🏷️ Also known as

en GSSAP-8 en Hornet 8 en USA-583

🔖 Identifiers · 4

Image (Wikimedia Commons): Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (cropped).jpg ↗
COSPAR ID: 2026-029B
SCN: 67760
Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "67760"]

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🔗 Connections

Country of origin 1

United States

Follows 1

GSSAP-7

Has use 1

space surveillance

Instance of 1

military satellite

Operator 1

Combat Forces Command

Part of 1

Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program

spacecraft solar array

Preceded by (successor) 1

GSSAP-7

Significant event 1

rocket launch

Space launch vehicle 1

Vulcan

Spacecraft bus 1

GEOStar-1

Start point 1

Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41

Type of orbit 1

geosynchronous orbit

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Summary

GSSAP-8 is a military satellite^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ GSSAP-8 — operator (P137): Combat Forces Command. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ GSSAP-8 — follows (P155): GSSAP-7. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ GSSAP-8 — manufacturer (P176): Northrop Grumman Space Systems. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ GSSAP-8 — part of (P361): Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ GSSAP-8 — has use (P366): space surveillance. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ GSSAP-8 — space launch vehicle (P375): Vulcan. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ GSSAP-8 — country of origin (P495): United States. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ GSSAP-8 — powered by (P516): spacecraft solar array. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ GSSAP-8 — type of orbit (P522): geosynchronous orbit. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ GSSAP-8 — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): February 12, 2026. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ GSSAP-8 — spacecraft bus (P707): GEOStar-1. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ GSSAP-8 — significant event (P793): rocket launch. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ GSSAP-8 — start point (P1427): Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ GSSAP-8 is an instance of military satellite (Q973887) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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