GPS 2F's specifications
Prime
contractor
|
Boeing
|
Platform
|
|
Mass
at launch
|
1630
kg
|
Dry
mass
|
|
Dimension
|
2.5
m high
|
Solar
array
|
18
m span
|
Stabilization
|
|
DC
power
|
|
Design
lifetime
|
|
The Block IIF satellites carry the L1M and L2M military GPS channels, the L2C
civilian channel and a new L5 civilian channel as well as a nuclear explosion
detection system and the a classified instrument. IIF features higher accuracy,
enhanced internal clocks, longer life and reprogrammable onboard processors.