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    GPS 15
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 16 October 2007 | 
| 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 | 32260 | 
| COSPAR ID | 2007-047A | 
| Alternative names | USA 196 NAVSTAR 60 GPS BIIRM-4 GPS 2R-17 SVN 55 PRN 15 F2 SLOT F2A | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 53.924° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.01647 | 
| RA ascending node | 5.974 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 84.579° | 
| Mean anomaly | 277.303° | 
| Orbital period | 717.967 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 28 Oct 2025, 21:10 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 19751.6 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 20189.1 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 20626.6 km | 
Orbital History
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