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NAVSTAR 66 (USA 232)
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NAVSTAR 66 (USA 232) is a DoD/US Air Force navigation satellite, launched on July 16, 2011 into MEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- July 16, 2011 at 06:41 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
- Launched by
- Delta IV M+(4,2) →
- Operator
- United Launch Alliance
- Mission
- GPS IIF-2 (USA-232)
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- MEO
- Apoapsis
- 20,560 km
- Periapsis
- 19,805 km
- Inclination
- 56.57°
- Orbital period
- 717.98 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- DoD/US Air Force
- Manufacturer
- Boeing Satellite Systems
- Users
- Military/Commercial
- Launch mass
- 1,630 kg
- Design lifetime
- 12 years
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2011-036A
- NORAD catalog №
- 37753
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Radar cross-section
- 12.5893 m²
- Status
- Backup / standby