Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Navstar GPS II-28 (Navstar SVN 38, PRN 08, USA 135) |
Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
Operator/Owner | DoD/US Air Force |
Users | Military/Commercial |
Purpose | Navigation/Global Positioning |
Class of Orbit | MEO |
Type of Orbit | |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
Perigee (km) | 19912 |
Apogee (km) | 20449 |
Eccentricity | 0.0101128039019981 |
Inclination (degrees) | 54.9 |
Period (minutes) | 717.91 |
Launch Mass (kg.) | 1816 |
Dry Mass (kg.) | 844 |
Power (watts) | 700 |
Date of Launch | 06-11-1997 |
Expected Lifetime | 7.5 yrs. |
Contractor | Rockwell International |
Country of Contractor | USA |
Launch Site | Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle | Delta 2 |
COSPAR Number | 1997-067A |
NORAD Number | 25030 |
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