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The final satellite of the Block IIA series was decommissioned on 09 October 2019. [4] The operational constellation now includes Block IIR, IIRM, IIF and III variants. Because the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles are more powerful than the Delta II , which was used to orbit earlier Block II GPS satellites, they can place the satellites ...
Built by Boeing and launched by United Launch Alliance, USA-256 was launched at 03:23 UTC on 2 August 2014, atop an Atlas V 401 carrier rocket, vehicle number AV-048. [3] The launch took place from Space Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, [5] and placed USA-256 directly into medium Earth orbit.
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As of 2021, USA-289 was in a 55-degree inclination orbit with a perigee of 20,158 kilometers (12,525 miles) and an apogee of 20,222 kilometers (12,565 miles). [5] The satellite is the first GPS satellite to be able to broadcast the civilian L1C signal.
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The launch took place from Space Launch Complex 37B at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, [5] and placed USA-239 directly into medium Earth orbit. [4] The rocket's second stage failed to provide the expected full thrust in all of its three burns due to a leak above the narrow throat portion of the thrust chamber, however the stage had enough ...
USA-94, also known as GPS IIA-13, GPS II-22 and GPS SVN-35, was an American navigation satellite which formed part of the Global Positioning System. It was the thirteenth of nineteen Block IIA GPS satellites to be launched.
A 2.4% month-over-month increase in motor vehicle and auto parts sales, as well as a 1.8% increase in online sales, drove the gains. November sales, excluding auto and gas, rose 0.2%, below ...