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USA-266

GPS satellite. USA-266 was launched on February 5, 2016 aboard a Atlas V 401 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2016-007ANORAD 41328United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
GPS IIF-12
Common name
USA-266
Payload designation
GPS SVN 70
Other names
USA 266,Navstar 76,Betelgeuse
International designator
2016-007A
NORAD catalog number
41328
GCAT identifier
S41328
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/800

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 5, 2016 · 13:38 UTC
Launch record
2016-007Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
20,173 km
Apogee
20,188 km
Inclination
55.00°
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 Q23058761 (CC0).