GPS BII-11

USA

Spacecraft n°:

USA satellite n°:

Also called USA-71, Navstar 2A-11 or Navstar GPS 24
Orig PL Name: Navstar SVN 24

Launch data:

Designation:21552 / 91047A
Launch date04 Jul 1991 - 03:32 UT
Launch site:CC, LC-17A
Launch vehicle: Delta-7925 (#D206)
Mission:Military: Navigation
Commercial: Global Positioning
MEO Earth orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee 20085 x 20274 km
Eccentricity 3.56E-03
Inclination 55.1 deg
Period 717.87 min

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

End of live:

End of Operation:  Dec 2011
Cause:  

Ref: #7, #102, #226 - update: 10.02.12