Navstar-2RM 6

Launch data: Designation  32711 / 08012A Launch date  15 Mar 2008 - 06:10 UT Launch site  CC, SLC-17A Launch vehicle  Delta-7925 Mission  Navigation Geostationary orbit on Mar 21.11: Perigee / Apogee  20147 x 20219 km Eccentricity   Inclination  55.09° Period  718.00 min

Spacecraft data: Prime contractor  Lockheed Martin Astro Space Operator   Platform  LM-4000 Mass at launch  2035 kg Dry Mass   kg Basic shape  box Dimension (m)  1.52 x 1.93 x 1.93 m Solar array  2 solar panels - span 19.3 m Stabilization   DC power   Operational lifetime  10 years

Mission details:

• A Boeing Delta 2 was launched at 0610 UTC on Mar 15 carrying the sixth modified Navstar Block 2R - GPS navigation satellite, SVN 48 (IIR-19/M6). The second stage first cutoff was at 0620 UTC in a 174 x 205 km orbit.
• The GPS satellite was delivered to a 188 x 20325 km x 40.0 deg transfer orbit. GPS SVN 48 fired its apogee motor at about 0921 UTC on Mar 17, reaching a 20134 x 20152 km x 55.1 deg orbit.