Engineering:USA-266
![]() A Block IIF GPS satellite | |
Names | GPS IIF-12 GPS SVN-70 NAVSTAR 76 |
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Mission type | Navigation |
Operator | US Air Force |
COSPAR ID | 2016-007A [1] |
SATCAT no. | 41328 |
Mission duration | 12 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | GPS SVN-70 (IIF-12) |
Spacecraft type | GPS Block IIF |
Manufacturer | Boeing |
Launch mass | 1,630 kg (3,590 lb) [2] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 5 February 2016, 13:38 UTC |
Rocket | Atlas V 401 (AV-057) [3] |
Launch site | CCAFS, SLC-41 |
Contractor | ULA |
Entered service | 9 March 2016 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Medium Earth orbit (Semi-synchronous) |
Perigee altitude | 20,196 km (12,549 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 20,181 km (12,540 mi) |
Inclination | 55.01° |
Period | 717.9 minutes |
USA-266, also known as GPS IIF-12, GPS SVN-70 and NAVSTAR 76, is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System. It was the twelfth of twelve Block IIF satellites to be launched.[2]
Launch
Built by Boeing and launched by United Launch Alliance (ULA), USA-266 was launched at 13:38 UTC on 5 February 2016, atop an Atlas V 401 launch vehicle, vehicle number AV-057.[3] The launch took place from Space Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station,[4] and placed USA-266 directly into semi-synchronous orbit.[5]
Orbit
As of March 2016, USA-266 was in an orbit with a perigee of 20,181 km (12,540 mi), an apogee of 20,196 km (12,549 mi), a period of 717.9 minutes, and 55.01° of inclination to the equator.[5] It is used to broadcast the PRN 32 signal, and operates in slot 5 of plane F of the GPS constellation.[6] The satellite has a design life of 12 years and a mass of 1,630 kg (3,590 lb).[2] It is currently in service following commissioning on 9 March 2016.[7]
References
- ↑ "Navstar 76". NASA. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2016-007A.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Krebs, Gunter. "GPS-2F (Navstar-2F)". Gunter's Space Page. http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/navstar-2f.htm.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch List". Launch Vehicle Database. Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/lvdb/list2.html.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/satcat.txt.
- ↑ "GPS Constellation Status". US Department of Homeland Security. http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?Do=constellationstatus.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ "NOTICE ADVISORY TO NAVSTAR USERS (NANU) 2016022". United States Coast Guard. http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?Do=gpsShowNanu&num=2016022.
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