GPS BII-15

USA

Spacecraft nº:

USA satellite nº:

Also called USA-84, Navstar 2A-15 or GPS 27
Orig PL Name: Navstar SVN 27

Launch data:

Designation:22108 / 92058A
Launch date09 Sep 1992 - 08:57 UT
Launch site:CC, LC-17A
Launch vehicle:Delta-7925 (#D214)
Mission:Military: Navigation
Commercial: Global Positioning
MEO Earth orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee 19914 x 20451 km
Eccentricity 1,01E-02
Inclination 54.7 deg
Period 717.99 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:

Out of service:  Dec 2012
Cause:  

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