GPS BIIR-M7

Also called USA 203 or GPS 49 or GPS BIIR-20M

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General

Designation	34661 / 09014A
Launch date	24 Mar 2009
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Navigation
Perigee/Apogee	20000 km
Inclination	55°
Period	714 min
Launch vehicle	Delta 2 #340

Features a demonstration payload that will transmit the new civil signal known as L5 (1176.45 MHz). That payload is worth $6 million.

The satellite has a signal distortion problem (related to the L5 payload). Root cause was identified, but is still not fixed in October 2009. Was abandonned in May 2011, as it could not be fixed.

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Technical data

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Specifications
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