USA-293
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| Names | Navstar 78 GPS-III SV02 Magellan |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Navigation |
| Operator | USAF |
| COSPAR ID | 2019-056A |
| SATCAT no. | 44506 |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | GPS-III SV02 |
| Spacecraft type | GPS Block III |
| Bus | A2100M |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
| Launch mass | 3680 kg |
| Power | watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 22 August 2019, 13:06 UTC |
| Rocket | Delta IV Medium (4,2) (D-384) |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-37 |
| Contractor | United Launch Alliance |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Medium Earth orbit (Semi-synchronous orbit) |
| Perigee altitude | 20,157 km (12,525 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 20,221 km (12,565 mi) |
| Inclination | 55.40° |
| Period | 718.0 minutes |
USA-293, also known as GPS-III SV02 or Magellan, is a United States navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System. It was the second GPS Block III satellite to be launched.
SV02 is the second GPS Block III satellite to be launched. Ordered in 2008, technical delays to the first satellite in the program, SV01, pushed launch back to 2019.[1]
The spacecraft is built on the Lockheed Martin A2100 satellite bus, and weighs 3,680 kg (8,110 lb).[2]
USA-293 was given the nickname Magellan, after explorer Ferdinand Magellan.[3]
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