Operational
GPS BIIR-5 (NAVSTAR 48)
Orbiting at ~20,000 km twice a day, this Block IIR spacecraft broadcasts the precise timing signals that receivers on the ground use to fix position anywhere on Earth.
Technical specifications
CATEGORY
Navigation
TYPE
Navigation
COUNTRY
United States
OPERATOR
U.S. Space Force
LAUNCH DATE
Jul 16, 2000
LAUNCH SITE
Cape Canaveral
ORBIT CLASS
MEO
ALTITUDE · KM
20,183
ORBITAL PERIOD · MIN
718
INCLINATION · DEG
54.85
APOGEE · KM
20,504
PERIGEE · KM
19,861
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