Mission type | Navigation |
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Operator | US Air Force |
COSPAR ID | 2014-045A[1] |
SATCAT no. | 40105[1] |
Mission duration | 12 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | GPS SVN-68 (IIF-7) |
Spacecraft type | GPS Block IIF |
Manufacturer | Boeing |
Launch mass | 1,630 kilograms (3,590 lb)[2] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 2 August 2014, 03:23 | UTC
Rocket | Atlas V 401, AV-048[3] |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-41[3] |
Contractor | ULA |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Medium Earth (Semi-synchronous) |
Perigee altitude | 20,341 km (12,639 mi)[4] |
Apogee altitude | 20,469 km (12,719 mi)[4] |
Inclination | 55.02 degrees[4] |
Period | 727.05 minutes[4] |
Epoch | 2 August 2014 |
USA-256, also known as GPS IIF-7, GPS SVN-68 and NAVSTAR 71, is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System. It was the seventh of twelve Block IIF satellites to be launched.[2]
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