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USA-248

American navigation satellite used for GPS. USA-248 was launched on February 21, 2014 aboard a Delta 4M+(4,2) from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2014-008ANORAD 39533United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
GPS IIF-5
Common name
USA-248
Payload designation
GPS SVN 64
Other names
USA 248,Navstar 69,Canopus
International designator
2014-008A
NORAD catalog number
39533
GCAT identifier
S39533
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/739

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
February 21, 2014 · 01:59 UTC
Launch record
2014-008Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC37B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
20,456 km
Apogee
20,468 km
Inclination
54.99°
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 Q15838575 (CC0).