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GPS BIII-2 (PRN 18)
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GPS BIII-2 (PRN 18) is a DoD/US Air Force navigation satellite, part of the GPS constellation, launched on August 22, 2019 into MEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- August 22, 2019 at 01:06 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
- Launched by
- Delta IV M+(4,2) →
- Operator
- United Launch Alliance
- Mission
- GPS III SV02 "Magellan"
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- MEO
- Apoapsis
- 20,346 km
- Periapsis
- 20,018 km
- Inclination
- 55.64°
- Orbital period
- 717.96 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- DoD/US Air Force
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space
- Users
- Military/Commercial
- Launch mass
- 4,400 kg
- Power
- 1,136 W
- Design lifetime
- 15 years
- Detailed purpose
- Navigation
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2019-056A
- NORAD catalog №
- 44506
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Constellation
- GPS
- Status
- Operational
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