Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Navstar GPS IIR-8 (Navstar SVN 56, PRN 16, USA 166) |
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) | 20155 |
Apogee (km) | 20344 |
Eccentricity | 0.00355002911399538 |
Inclination (degrees) | 55 |
Period (minutes) | 720.71 |
Launch Mass (kg.) | 2217 |
Dry Mass (kg.) | 980 |
Power (watts) | 1136 |
Date of Launch | 29-01-2003 |
Expected Lifetime | 10 yrs. |
Contractor | Lockheed Martin |
Country of Contractor | USA |
Launch Site | Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle | Delta 2 |
COSPAR Number | 2003-005A |
NORAD Number | 27663 |
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