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Designator id: 1989-097A

Description of NAVSTAR 17 (USA 49) Satellite:

USA 49 (GPS 2 F5) was a navigational satellite launched by a 3-stage Delta 2 rocket from Cape Canaveral AFS. It was part of the 21-satellite Navstar Global Positioning System Block 2 series that provides precise position data (accurate to within 16 m) to military and civilian users worldwide. The GPS 2 satellites, built by Rockwell International for the Air Force Space Systems Division, each a 7.5-year design life. The Air Force intends to launch a GPS every 2 to 3 months until the constellation of 21 operational satellites and 3 spares is aloft. The Block 2 Navstars join 7 operational Block 1 satellites.

Technical data:
Launch Date: 1989-12-11
Launch Vehicle: Delta
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States
Mass: 840.0 kg
Nominal Power: 710.0 W
Funding Agencies:
Department of Defense-Department of the Air Force (United States)

Disciplines:
Navigation & Global Positioning

Source: Nasa

Two Line Element Set (TLE):

1 20361U 89097A   12338.56482948  .00000072  00000-0  10000-3 0  6370
2 20361 053.9356 186.4390 0018217 242.0329 117.8569 01.89174739155824

Last TLE update on :2012-12-04

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