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NAVSTAR 36 (USA 100)
Nonoperational
Navigation
MEO
Broadcasts precise timing/positioning signals for global navigation (GNSS).
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Launch
Launch date
March 10, 1994 at 03:40 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Delta II 7925 →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
GPS IIA-15
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
21,579 km
Periapsis
21,388 km
Inclination
53.11°
Orbital period
771.39 min
Spacecraft
Operator
U.S. Space Force
Launch mass
2,000 kg
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1994-016A
NORAD catalog №
23027
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Constellation
GPS
Radar cross-section
1.9565 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational
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