GPS 6

Launch Details
Launched 16 May 2014
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 39741
COSPAR ID 2014-026A
Alternative names USA 251
NAVSTAR 70
GPS BIIF-6
GPS 2F-6
SVN 67
PRN 06
SLOT D4
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 56.586°
Eccentricity 0.00390
RA ascending node 22.603 hr
Argument perigee 318.302°
Mean anomaly 41.416°
Orbital period 717.984 min
Epoch of osculation 06 Dec 2025, 00:17

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 20085.9 km
Mean Altitude 20189.5 km
Peak Altitude 20293.1 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

DELTA 4 R/B DELTA 4 DEB DELTA 4 DEB DELTA 4 DEB DELTA 4 DEB DELTA 4 DEB DELTA 4 DEB DELTA 4 DEB DELTA 4 DEB DELTA 4 DEB DELTA 4 DEB DELTA 4 DEB DELTA 4 DEB DELTA 4 DEB DELTA 4 DEB

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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