USA-100
| Mission type | Navigation |
|---|---|
| Operator | US Air Force |
| COSPAR ID | 1994-016A[1] |
| SATCAT № | 23027[1] |
| Mission duration | 7.5 years (planned)[2] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | GPS Block IIA[2] |
| Manufacturer | Rockwell[2] |
| Launch mass | 1,816 kilograms (4,004 lb)[2] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 10 March 1994, 03:40:01 UTC |
| Rocket | Delta II 7925-9.5, D226[3] |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-17A[3] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime |
Medium Earth (Semi-synchronous) |
| Perigee | 19,986 kilometres (12,419 mi)[4] |
| Apogee | 20,315 kilometres (12,623 mi)[4] |
| Inclination | 54.9 degrees[4] |
| Period | 716.69 minutes[4] |
USA-100, also known as GPS IIA-15, GPS II-24 and GPS SVN-36, is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System. It was the fifteenth of nineteen Block IIA GPS satellites to be launched.
USA-100 was launched at 03:40:01 UTC on 10 March 1994, atop a Delta II carrier rocket, flight number D226, flying in the 7925-9.5 configuration.[3] The launch took place from Launch Complex 17A at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station,[5] and placed USA-100 into a transfer orbit. The satellite raised itself into medium Earth orbit using a Star-37XFP apogee motor.[2]
On 15 April 1994, USA-100 was in an orbit with a perigee of 19,986 kilometres (12,419 mi), an apogee of 20,315 kilometres (12,623 mi), a period of 716.69 minutes, and 54.9 degrees of inclination to the equator.[4] It broadcasts the PRN 06 signal, and operates in slot 1 of plane C of the GPS constellation.[6] The satellite has a mass of 1,816 kilograms (4,004 lb). It had a design life of 7.5 years,[2] but it remained in service until February 2014, shortly after the launch of USA-248.
References
- 1 2 "Navstar 2A-15". US National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Krebs, Gunter. "GPS-2A (Navstar-2A)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- 1 2 3 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch List". Launch Vehicle Database. Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Navstar". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 10 July 2012.