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| GPS
2A-26
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|
Satellite
|
| Int'l Designation |
1996
041A
|
Active
|
| 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
40
|
| Service History |
Unusable
1996 Nov 28 2018 UTC to 1996 Dec 01 2325 UTC due to change
in operational frequency standard from Rb to Cs
|
|
Launch
|
| Launch Vehicle
Model |
Delta
II 7925 |
| Date / Time (UTC) |
1996
Jul 16
|
00:50
|
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Financial
|
| Satellite cost |
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