Spacecraft information: GPS 2

Launch Details
Launched 5 November 2004
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 28474
COSPAR ID 2004-045A
Alternative names USA 180
NAVSTAR 56
GPS BIIR-13
SVN 61
PRN 02
D1
SLOT D2F
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 55.183°
Eccentricity 0.01705
RA ascending node 21.888 hr
Argument perigee 313.597°
Mean anomaly 238.015°
Orbital period 717.939 min
Epoch of osculation 24 Mar 2026, 07:21

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 19735.4 km
Mean Altitude 20188.4 km
Peak Altitude 20641.4 km

Launched alongside

DELTA 2 R/B(1) DELTA 2 R/B(2) DELTA 2 DEB

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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