Spacecraft n°: |
USA satellite n°: |
Also called USA 132, GPS BIIR-02 or Navstar-43
Launch data
| Designation:
|
24876
/ 97035A
|
|
Launch
date
|
23
July 1997 - 03:43 UT |
| Launch site | CC, LC-17A |
| Launch vehicle: | Delta-7925 (#D245) |
| Mission:
| Navigation
|
| Earth orbit on: |
|
Perigee/Apogee
|
20000
km
|
|
Inclination
|
55°
|
|
Period
|
714
min
|
This new GPS series has among advantages the ability to be launched into any of
the required orbits on any day of the year with 60-day advanced scheduling. The
GPS Block IIR has an estimated life span of 10 years and is equipped with
advanced on-board computers to allow for in-flight software modifications.
This was the first DOD mission controlled from the 45th Space Wing's new Launch
Control Center, located in the 1st SLS Operations Building.
Specifications
| Prime contractor | Lockheed Martin |
| Platform | AS-4000 |
| Mass at launch | 2032 kg |
| Dry mass | 980 kg |
| Dimension | |
| Solar array | |
| Stabilization | |
| DC power | 1136 W |
| Design lifetime | 10 years |
GPS frequencies
Military: 1227.6 MHz
Civilian: 1575.42 MHz
Nuclear burst detection: 1381.05 MHz
Telemetry on 2227.5 MHz.
Ref: #15, #102 - update: 28.06.04