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| GPS
2A-12
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Satellite
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| Int'l Designation |
1992
009A
|
Active
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| Owner / Sponsor |
USAF
|
| Mission |
Navigation
|
| Constellation /
Block |
NAVSTAR
GPS / Block
IIA
|
| Launch Mass |
1816
kg (4002 lbm)
|
| Dimensions, stowed |
|
| Mission Orbit |
MEO /
20,200 km (10, 900 nmi)
|
55°
|
| Transponders |
2
L-band
1 S-band
|
| Design Life |
7.5
years
|
| Power (EOL) |
0.710
kW
|
| Other names |
SVN
25
|
| Service History |
Unusable
1993 Dec 01 1904 UTC to2994 Dec 05 1941 UTC due to change in
operational frequency standard from Rb to Cs on 1993 Dec 02
Unusable 1995 Jan 07 1938 UTC to 1995 Jan 12 1821 UTC due to
change in operational Cs frequency standards
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|
Launch
|
| Launch Vehicle
Model |
Delta
II 7925 |
| Date / Time (UTC) |
1992
Feb 23
|
22:29
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Financial
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