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GPS 16
Launch Details
Launched | 28 January 2003 |
Flight ended | – |
Status | Operational |
Categories |
Search & Rescue (SARSAT)
GPS Operational Active satellites |
Launch site | Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA |
Owner | United States |
NORAD ID | 27663 |
COSPAR ID | 2003-005A |
Alternative names |
USA 166 NAVSTAR 51 GPS BIIR-08 SVN 56 PRN 16 B1 SLOT B1A |
Observing |
Current orbital elements
Inclination | 54.969° |
Eccentricity | 0.01425 |
RA ascending node | 15.257 hr |
Argument perigee | 50.243° |
Mean anomaly | 2.724° |
Orbital period | 718.013 min |
Epoch of osculation | 02 Jul 2025, 16:15 |
Derived Quantities
Min Altitude | 19811.7 km |
Mean Altitude | 20190.2 km |
Peak Altitude | 20568.8 km |
Orbital History
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