Also called: USA 199, Navstar-57, GPS 2R-18 or GPS 57
Launch data:
Designation
32384 / 07062A
Launch date
20 Dec 2007 - 20:04 UT
Launch site
CC, SLC-17A
Launch vehicle
Delta 7925 (D331)
Mission
Navigation
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee
20082 x 20284 km
Inclination
54.99°
Period
718 min
Spacecraft data:
Prime contractor
Operator
Platform
Mass at launch
kg
Dry Mass
kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime
Mission details:
The Navstar Global Positioning System GPS space vehicle 57, the 18th
GPS IIR and 5th upgraded IIR-M, was launched from Cape Canaveral at 2004
UTC on Dec 20. It reached a preliminary 174 x 203 km x 37.5 deg parking
orbit at 2014 UTC and was delivered to elliptical transfer orbit at 2114 UTC.
GPS 57 made its apogee burn at 2320 UTC on Dec 22 into a 20143 x 20317 km
x 55.0 deg orbit.