Spacecraft information: GPS 17

Launch Details
Launched 25 September 2005
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 28874
COSPAR ID 2005-038A
Alternative names USA 183
NAVSTAR 57
GPS BIIRM-1
GPS 2R-14
SVN 53
PRN 17
C4
SLOT C4F
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 54.897°
Eccentricity 0.01277
RA ascending node 18.273 hr
Argument perigee 296.010°
Mean anomaly 59.147°
Orbital period 717.964 min
Epoch of osculation 25 May 2026, 09:50

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 19849.8 km
Mean Altitude 20189.0 km
Peak Altitude 20528.3 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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