USA-232, also known as GPS IIF-2, and GPS SVN-63, is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System. It was the second of twelve Block IIF satellites to be launched.[2]
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Mission type | Navigation |
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Operator | US Air Force |
COSPAR ID | 2011-036A[1] |
SATCAT no. | 37753[1] |
Mission duration | 12 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | GPS SVN-63 (IIF-2) |
Spacecraft type | GPS Block IIF |
Manufacturer | Boeing |
Launch mass | 1,630 kilograms (3,590 lb)[2] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 16 July 2011, 06:41 (2011-07-16UTC06:41Z) UTC |
Rocket | Delta IV-M+(4,2), D355[3] |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B[3] |
Contractor | ULA |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Medium Earth (Semi-synchronous) |
Perigee altitude | 20,452 kilometers (12,708 mi)[4] |
Apogee altitude | 20,463 kilometers (12,715 mi)[4] |
Inclination | 55 degrees[4] |
Period | 729.16 minutes[4] |
Built by Boeing and launched by United Launch Alliance, USA-232 was launched at 06:41 UTC on 16 July 2011, atop a Delta IV carrier rocket, flight number D355, flying in the Medium+(4,2) configuration.[3] The launch took place from Space Launch Complex 37B at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station,[5] and placed USA-232 directly into medium Earth orbit.[4]
As of 24 July 2011, USA-232 was in an orbit with a perigee of 20,452 kilometers (12,708 mi), an apogee of 20,463 kilometers (12,715 mi), a period of 729.16 minutes, and 55.0 degrees of inclination to the equator.[4] It is used to broadcast the PRN 01 signal, and operates in slot 2 of plane D of the GPS constellation. The satellite has a design life of 15 years and a mass of 1,630 kilograms (3,590 lb). [2] As of 2019 it remains in service.
NAVSTAR Global Positioning System satellites | |
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List of GPS satellites | |
Block I | |
Block II | |
Block IIA | |
Block IIR | |
Block IIRM | |
Block IIF | |
Block III | |
Block IIIF |
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Italics indicate future missions. Signs † indicate launch failures. |
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Elektro-L No.1 | USA-224 | Kounotori 2 | Progress M-09M (Kedr) | Kosmos 2470 | USA-225 | Johannes Kepler ATV | STS-133 (Leonardo) | Kosmos 2471 | Glory · Explorer-1 [Prime] · KySat-1 · Hermes | USA-226 | USA-227 | Soyuz TMA-21 | Compass-IGSO3 | USA-229 | Resourcesat-2 · YouthSat · X-Sat | Yahsat 1A · New Dawn | Progress M-10M | Meridian 4 | USA-230 | STS-134 (AMS-02 · ELC-3) | Telstar 14R | ST-2 · GSAT-8 / INSAT-4G | Soyuz TMA-02M | SAC-D | Rasad 1 | ChinaSat 10 | Progress M-11M | Kosmos 2472 | USA-231 | Shijian XI-03 | STS-135 (Raffaello · PSSC-2) | Tianlian I-02 | Globalstar M083 · Globalstar M088 · Globalstar M091 · Globalstar M085 · Globalstar M081 · Globalstar M089 | GSAT-12 | SES-3 · KazSat-2 | USA-232 | Spektr-R | Compass-IGSO4 | Shijian XI-02 | Juno | Astra 1N · BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R | Paksat-1R | Hai Yang 2A | Sich 2 · NigeriaSat-2 · NigeriaSat-X · RASAT · EduSAT · AprizeSat-5 · AprizeSat-6 · BPA-2 | Ekspress-AM4 | Shijian XI-04 | Progress M-12M | GRAIL-A · GRAIL-B | Zhongxing-1A | Kosmos 2473 | Arabsat 5C · SES-2 | IGS Optical 4 | Atlantic Bird 7 | TacSat-4 | Tiangong-1 | QuetzSat 1 | Kosmos 2474 | Intelsat 18 | Eutelsat W3C | Megha-Tropiques · SRMSAT · VesselSat-1 · Jugnu | ViaSat-1 | Thijs · Natalia | NPP · E1P-U2 · RAX-2 · M-Cubed · DICE-1 · DICE-2 · AubieSat-1 | Progress M-13M (Chibis-M) | Shenzhou 8 | Kosmos 2475 · Kosmos 2476 · Kosmos 2477 | Fobos-Grunt · Yinghuo-1 | Yaogan 12 · Tian Xun-1| Soyuz TMA-22 | Shiyan Weixing 4 · Chuang Xin 1C | AsiaSat 7 | Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) | Kosmos 2478 | Yaogan 13 | Compass-IGSO5 | Amos-5 · Luch 5A | IGS Radar 3 | Pléiades-HR 1A · SSOT · ELISA 1 · ELISA 2 · ELISA 3 · ELISA 4 | NigComSat-1R | Soyuz TMA-03M | Ziyuan-1C | Meridian 5 | Globalstar M080 · Globalstar M082 · Globalstar M084 · Globalstar M086 · Globalstar M090 · Globalstar M092 | |
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