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USA-196

American GPS navigation satellite. USA-196 was launched on October 17, 2007 aboard a Delta 7925-9.5 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2007-047ANORAD 32260United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
GPS IIR-17(M)
Common name
USA-196
Payload designation
GPS SVN 55
Other names
USA 196,Navstar 60
International designator
2007-047A
NORAD catalog number
32260
GCAT identifier
S32260
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/534

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Defense
Program
GPS IIRM
Country
United States
Builder
Lockheed Martin Space Systems/Valley Forge
Platform (bus)
Series 4000

Launch

Date
October 17, 2007 · 12:23 UTC
Launch record
2007-047Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC17A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
20,149 km
Apogee
20,214 km
Inclination
54.85°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 5, 2023

Size

Mass
1,077 kg
Dry mass
910 kg
Total mass with attached objects
2,032 kg
Length
1.5 m
Diameter
1.90 m
Span
19.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q7865670 (CC0).