Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Navstar GPS IIR-M-8 (Navstar SVN 50, PRN 05, USA 206) |
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 |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
20160 |
Apogee (km) |
20209 |
Eccentricity |
0.00092263081586925 |
Inclination (degrees) |
55.12 |
Period (minutes) |
718.07 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2059 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
980 |
Power (watts) |
1136 |
Date of Launch |
17-08-2009 |
Expected Lifetime |
10 yrs. |
Contractor |
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle |
Delta 2 |
COSPAR Number |
2009-043A |
NORAD Number |
35752 |
Comments |
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