USA-135
USA-135, also known as GPS IIA-19, GPS II-28 and GPS SVN-38, is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System. It was the last of nineteen Block IIA GPS satellites to be launched.
USA-135 was launched at 00:30:00 UTC on 6 November 1997, atop a Delta II carrier rocket, flight number D249, 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-135 into a transfer orbit. The satellite raised itself into medium Earth orbit using a Star-37XFP apogee motor.[2]
On 13 December 1997, USA-135 was in an orbit with a perigee of 19,912 kilometres (12,373 mi), an apogee of 20,449 kilometres (12,706 mi), a period of 717.9 minutes, and 54.9 degrees of inclination to the equator.[4] It broadcasts the PRN 08 signal, and operates in slot 3 of plane A 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 actually remained in service until October 30, 2014.
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| STS-81 | GPS IIR-1 | GE 2 · Nahuel 1A | Soyuz TM-25 | STS-82 | Haruka | Kosmos 2337 · Kosmos 2338 · Kosmos 2339 · Gonets-D1 #4 · Gonets-D1 #5 · Gonets-D1 #6 | JCSAT-R | USA-130 | Intelsat 801 | Mozhayets 2 | Tempo-2 | STS-83 | USA-131 | Progress M-34 | Kosmos 2340 | Thaicom 3 · BSAT-1a | Kosmos 2341 | Minisat 01 · Founders | GOES 10 | Iridium 4 · Iridium 5 · Iridium 6 · Iridium 7 · Iridium 8 | Chinasat 6A | Kosmos 2342 | STS-84 | Kosmos 2343 | Tselina-2 | Thor 2 | Telstar 5 | Inmarsat-3 F4 · INSAT-2D | Kosmos 2344 | Feng Yun 2A | Iridium 9 · Iridium 10 · Iridium 11 · Iridium 12 · Iridium 13 · Iridium 14 · Iridium 16 | Intelsat 802 | STS-94 | Progress M-35 | Iridium 15 · Iridium 17 · Iridium 18 · Iridium 20 · Iridium 21 | USA-132 | Superbird-C | OrbView-2 | Soyuz TM-26 | STS-85 (CRISTA-SPAS) | PAS-6 | Kosmos 2345 | Agila 2 | Iridium 22 · Iridium 23 · Iridium 24 · Iridium 25 · Iridium 26 | Lewis | ACE | PAS-5 | FORTE | Iridium MFS-1 · Iridium MFS-2 | Hot Bird 3 · Meteosat 7 | GE-3 | Iridium 27 · Iridium 28 · Iridium 29 · Iridium 30 · Iridium 31 · Iridium 32 · Iridium 33 | Kosmos 2346 · FAISAT-2V | Intelsat 803 | Molniya-1T #98 | STS-86 | Iridium 19 · Iridium 34 · Iridium 35 · Iridium 36 · Iridium 37 | IRS-1D | Progress M-36 ( Sputnik 40 · X-Mir) | EchoStar III | Foton #11 | Cassini ( Huygens) | Apstar-IIR | USA-133 | STEP-4 | USA-135 · FalconGOLD | Maqsat-B · Maqsat-H · YES | SCD-2A | USA-134 | USA-136 | Iridium 38 · Iridium 39 · Iridium 40 · Iridium 41 · Iridium 43 | Kupon | Sirius 2 · IndoStar-1 | Resurs-F1M #1 | STS-87 (SPARTAN-201) | TRMM · Orihime · Hikoboshi | JCSAT-1B · Equator-S | Astra 1G | Iridium 42 · Iridium 44 | Galaxy 8i | Kosmos 2347 | Kosmos 2348 | Progress M-37 | Iridium 45 · Iridium 46 · Iridium 47 · Iridium 48 · Iridium 49 | Intelsat 804 | Orbcomm FM5 · Orbcomm FM6 · Orbcomm FM7 · Orbcomm FM8 · Orbcomm FM9 · Orbcomm FM10 · Orbcomm FM11 · Orbcomm FM12 | Early Bird 1 | AsiaSat 3 | | Payloads are separated by bullets ( · ), launches by pipes ( | ). Manned flights are indicated in bold text. Uncatalogued launch failures are listed in italics. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are denoted in brackets. |
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