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USA-213

Global Positioning System satellite. USA-213 was launched on May 28, 2010 aboard a Delta 4M+(4,2) from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2010-022ANORAD 36585United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
GPS IIF-1
Common name
USA-213
Payload designation
GPS SVN 62
Other names
USA 213,Navstar 65,GPS IIF SV-1,Polaris
International designator
2010-022A
NORAD catalog number
36585
GCAT identifier
S36585
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/601

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Defense
Program
GPS IIF
Country
United States
Builder
Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
Platform (bus)
GPS IIF

Launch

Date
May 28, 2010 · 03:00 UTC
Launch record
2010-022Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC37B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
20,443 km
Apogee
20,481 km
Inclination
54.98°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 5, 2023

Size

Mass
1,630 kg
Dry mass
1,500 kg
Length
2.5 m
Diameter
1.80 m
Span
18.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q7865681 (CC0).