USA-132

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USA-132
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A Block IIR GPS satellite
NamesNavstar 43
GPS IIR-2
GPS SVN-43
Mission type Navigation
Operator U.S. Air Force
COSPAR ID 1997-035A [1]
SATCAT no. 24876
Mission duration10 years (planned)
25 years, 8 months and 23 days (elapsed)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft GPS IIR
Spacecraft type GPS Block IIR [2]
Bus AS-4000
Manufacturer Lockheed Martin
Launch mass2,032 kg (4,480 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date23 July 1997, 03:43:01 UTC
Rocket Delta II 7925-9.5
(Delta D245)
Launch site Cape Canaveral, LC-17A
Contractor McDonnell Douglas
Entered service22 August 1997
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric orbit [3]
Regime Medium Earth orbit
(Semi-synchronous)
SlotF3 (slot 3 plane F)
Perigee altitude 19,023 km (11,820 mi)
Apogee altitude 20,224 km (12,567 mi)
Inclination 54.90°
Period 713.00 minutes
  GPS IIR-1
USA-135 (GPS IIR-3) 
 

USA-132, also known as GPS IIR-2 and GPS SVN-43, is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System. It was the second Block IIR GPS satellite to be launched, out of thirteen in the original configuration, and twenty one overall. GPS IIR-1 failed to achieve orbit, so USA-132 was the first successful Block IIR satellite. It was built by Lockheed Martin, using the AS-4000 satellite bus. [2]

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Launch

USA-132 was launched at 03:43:01 UTC on 23 July 1997, atop a Delta II launch vehicle, flight number D245, flying in the 7925-9.5 configuration. [4] The launch took place from Launch Complex 17A (LC-17A) at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), [5] and placed USA-132 into a transfer orbit. The satellite raised itself into medium Earth orbit using a Star-37FM apogee motor. [2]

Mission

On 22 August 1997, USA-132 was in an orbit with a perigee of 19,023 km (11,820 mi), an apogee of 20,224 km (12,567 mi), a period of 713.00 minutes, and 54.90° of inclination to the equator. [3] It is used to broadcast the PRN 13 signal, and operates in slot 3 of plane F of the GPS constellation. [6] The satellite has a mass of 2,032 kg (4,480 lb), and a design life of 10 years. [2] As of 2023 it remains in service and holds the record for the longest operational GPS satellite.

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