Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Navstar GPS IIR-11 (Navstar SVN 59, PRN 19, USA 177) |
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) |
20089 |
Apogee (km) |
20276 |
Eccentricity |
0.00352132567554844 |
Inclination (degrees) |
55 |
Period (minutes) |
717.98 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2217 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
980 |
Power (watts) |
1136 |
Date of Launch |
20-03-2004 |
Expected Lifetime |
10 yrs. |
Contractor |
Lockheed Martin |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle |
Delta 2 |
COSPAR Number |
2004-009A |
NORAD Number |
28190 |
Comments |
Precise position data (accurate to within 16 m) to military and civilian users worldwide; constellation of 28 operational satellites; 6 orbit planes; corporate vehicle fleet tracking, surveying, recreational use; nuclear detonation detection sensors. |