GPS BII-27

USA

Spacecraft n°:

USA satellite n°:

Also called USA-128, Navstar 2A-27 or GPS 30

Launch data:

Designation:24320 / 96056A
Launch date12 Sep 1996 - 08:49 UT
Launch site:CC, LC-17A
Launch vehicle: Delta-7925 (D238)
Mission:Military: Navigation
Commercial: Global Positioning
MEO Earth orbit on Feb 1, 2011:
Perigee / Apogee 20058 x 20305 km
Eccentricity 4.65E-03
Inclination 54.7 deg
Period 717.95 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  Rockwell International
Operator DoD/US Air Force
Platform  
Mass at launch  1881 kg (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:  Sep 1, 2011
Cause:  
Reentered date:  
Lifetime: 

Ref: #7, #15, #102, #226 - update: 29.10.11