GPS-2F 10 satellite

GPS-2F 10

USA

Spacecraft nº:

US spacecraft nº:

Also called: Navstar 72, GPS SVN72, USA 262 and Antares

Launch data:

Designation	40730 / 15033A
Launch date	15 July 2015 - 15:36 UT
Launch site	CC, SLC-41
Launch vehicle	Atlas V-401 (AV-055)
Mission	Navigation
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	20446 x 20459 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	55.0 °
Period	min

GPS-2F

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Boeing
Platform
Operator	USAF
Mass at launch	1630 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array	2 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization	3-axis stabilized
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime	12 yrs

Mission details:

The GPS SVN 72 satellite was successfully launched to replenish the GPS constellation. This was the 10th satellite in the GPS IIR series.

Ref.: #7(JR714), #14 - update: 27.08.15