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USA-206

American navigation satellite. USA-206 was launched on August 17, 2009 aboard a Delta 7925-9.5 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2009-043ANORAD 35752United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
GPS IIR-21(M)
Common name
USA-206
Payload designation
GPS SVN 50
Other names
USA 206,Navstar 64
International designator
2009-043A
NORAD catalog number
35752
GCAT identifier
S35752
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/587

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
August 17, 2009 · 10:35 UTC
Launch record
2009-043Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC17A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
20,101 km
Apogee
20,265 km
Inclination
54.40°
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 Q7865679 (CC0).