Spacecraft n°: |
USA satellite n°: |
Navstar = Navigation Signal Timing And Ranging
Also called USA 166, GPS 56 (Global Positioning System), Navstar-56
Launch data:
| Designation | 27663 / 03005A |
| Launch date | 29 Jan 2003 - 18:06 UT |
| Launch site | CC, SLC-17B |
| Launch vehicle |
Delta-7925-9.5 (D295) |
| Mission | Navigation |
| Geostationary orbit: |
| Perigee / Apogee | 20155 / 20344 km |
| Inclination | 55.05° |
| Period | 720.72 min |
Eighth Navstar Block 2R satellite in the Global Positioning System (GPS).
Launched into Plane B of the GPS constellation
Specifications:
| Prime
contractor
| Lockheed
Martin
|
| Platform
| AS-4000
|
| Mass
at launch
| 2032 kg
|
| Dry
mass
| 1075
kg
|
| Dimension
|
|
| Solar
array
| |
| Stabilization
| |
| DC
power
| |
| Design
lifetime
| 10
years
|
GPS frequencies
Military: 1227.6 MHz
Civilian: 1575.42 MHz
Nuclear burst detection: 1381.05 MHz
Telemetry on 2227.5 MHz.
Ref: #3(SD367), #7, #15, #84, #102 - update: 20.03.08