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USA-265
American navigation satellite used for GPS. USA-265 was launched on October 31, 2015 aboard a Atlas V 401 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2015-062ANORAD 41019United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- GPS IIF-11
- Common name
- USA-265
- Payload designation
- GPS SVN 73
- Other names
- USA 265,Navstar 75,Altair
- International designator
- 2015-062A
- NORAD catalog number
- 41019
- GCAT identifier
- S41019
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/796
Mission
- Mission type
- Navigation
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- GPS IIF
- Owner
- USAF SMC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
- Platform (bus)
- GPS IIF
Launch
- Date
- October 31, 2015 · 16:13 UTC
- Launch record
- 2015-062Success
- Rocket
- Atlas V 401
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- MEO
- Perigee
- 20,155 km
- Apogee
- 20,209 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 Q21758827 (CC0).