Spacecraft information: GPS 12

Launch Details
Launched 16 November 2006
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 29601
COSPAR ID 2006-052A
Alternative names USA 192
NAVSTAR 59
GPS BIIRM-3
GPS 2R-16
SVN 58
PRN 12
SLOT B4
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 54.931°
Eccentricity 0.00848
RA ascending node 14.161 hr
Argument perigee 91.035°
Mean anomaly 269.967°
Orbital period 717.988 min
Epoch of osculation 27 Jul 2026, 07:19

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 19964.5 km
Mean Altitude 20189.6 km
Peak Altitude 20414.8 km

Launched alongside

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

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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