GPS Operational
NORAD ID: 29486
Int'l Code: 2006-042A
Perigee: 19,975.5 km
Apogee: 20,401.7 km
Inclination: 56.2 °
Period: 717.9 minutes
Semi major axis: 26559 km
Launch date: September 25, 2006
Source: United States (US)
PRN: 31
Comments: GPS 2R-15 is an American navigational satellite in the GPS fleet that was launched by a Delta 2 rocket from Cape Canaveral at 18:50 UT on 25 September 2006. It will be positioned in Plane A, Slot 2, replacing the aging GPS 2-12 launched in 1992, which, in turn, will be maneuvered to A-4 as a backup till its useful life ends. At present there are 24 operational craft in the fleet, plus 5 that are spares.
First GPS Block IIR-M version, which added extra navigation signals for both civil and military users.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 29486U 06042A 13144.62380583 -.00000054 00000-0 00000+0 0 999
2 29486 056.1774 341.2655 0080229 316.5411 084.2438 02.00572296 48845
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for NAVSTAR 58 (USA 190)
