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NAVSTAR 53 (USA 175)

Backup / standbyNavigationMEO

Broadcasts precise timing/positioning signals for global navigation (GNSS).

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Launch

Launch date
December 21, 2003 at 08:05 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Delta II 7925-9.5 →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
GPS IIR-10
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
20,907 km
Periapsis
20,897 km
Inclination
55.02°
Orbital period
747.36 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2003-058A
NORAD catalog №
28129
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
6.3095 m²
Status
Backup / standby