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GPS BIIF-5 (PRN 30)

OperationalNavigationMEO

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

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Launch

Launch date
February 21, 2014 at 01:59 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Delta IV M+(4,2) →
Operator
United Launch Alliance
Mission
GPS IIF-5
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
20,406 km
Periapsis
19,959 km
Inclination
53.65°
Orbital period
717.99 min

Spacecraft

Operator
DoD/US Air Force
Manufacturer
Boeing Satellite Systems
Users
Military/Commercial
Launch mass
1,630 kg
Power
1,136 W
Design lifetime
10 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2014-008A
NORAD catalog №
39533
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Constellation
GPS
Radar cross-section
19.9413 m²
Status
Operational

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