USA-100

USA-100
NamesNavstar 2A-15
GPS IIA-15
GPS II-24
GPS SVN-36
Mission typeNavigation
OperatorU.S. Air Force
COSPAR ID1994-016A [1]
SATCAT no.23027
Mission duration7.5 years (planned)
20 years (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftGPS IIA
Spacecraft typeGPS Block IIA[2]
ManufacturerRockwell International
Launch mass840 kg (1,850 lb)
Dimensions5.3 m (17 ft) of long
Power710 watts
Start of mission
Launch date10 March 1994, 03:40:01 UTC
RocketDelta II 7925-9.5
(Delta D226)
Launch siteCape Canaveral, LC-17A
ContractorMcDonnell Douglas
Entered service15 April 1994
End of mission
DisposalGraveyard orbit
Deactivated21 February 2014
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[3]
RegimeMedium Earth orbit
(Semi-synchronous)
SlotC1 (slot 1 plane C)
Perigee altitude19,986 km (12,419 mi)
Apogee altitude20,315 km (12,623 mi)
Inclination54.9°
Period716.69 minutes
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USA-100, also known as GPS IIA-15, GPS II-24 and GPS SVN-36, is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System. It was the fifteenth of nineteen Block IIA GPS satellites to be launched.

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