NAVSTAR 60 (USA 196)

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NAVSTAR 60 (USA 196) is classified as:

NORAD ID: 32260

Int'l Code: 2007-047A

Perigee: 19,881.5 km

Apogee: 20,495.2 km

Inclination: 53.2 °

Period: 717.9 minutes

Semi major axis: 26559 km

RCS: 6.317 m² (large)

Launch date: October 17, 2007
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)
PRN: 15

The $75 million satellite, officially known as GPS 2R-17, is the fourth in an ongoing series of eight with improvements designed to better the GPS network. The modernized satellites transmit additional signals and feature improvements aimed at greater accuracy, tougher resistance to interference and enhanced performance for users around the world. The new civilian signal removes navigation errors caused by the Earth's ionosphere. The military advancements will provide a more robust jam-resistant signal and enable better targeting of GPS-guided weapons in hostile environments.

1 32260U 07047A   19261.25232237  .00000017  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 32260  53.1739 182.1148 0115534  45.5876 315.3789  2.00575465 87412

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC