GPS BII-10

USA


Spacecraft n°:

USA satellite n°:

Also called USA-66, GPS 2A-10, GPS 23 and Navstar SVN 23

Launch data:

Designation: 20959 / 90103A
Launch date 26 Nov 1990 - 21:39:01 UT
Launch site:CC, LC-17A
Launch vehicle: Delta-7925 (D201)
Mission: Military Navigation
Commercial: Global Position
MEO Earth orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee 19781 x 20582 km
Eccentricity 1.51E-02
Inclination 55.78 deg
Period 717.94 min

GPS IIA in assembly - Credit: Hughes.


Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  Rockwell International
Platform  
Operator DoD/US Air Force
Mass at launch  1816 kg
Dry Mass 844 kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  700 W
Design lifetime  7,5 yrs - not more active end 2019

Currently unused, although usable.

Ref: #7, #8, #15, #102, #226 - update: 29.12.19