[time-nuts] Fwd: CGSIC: FW: The next GPS Launch

[John Allen]

Hi Magnus et al - just FYI: 2 1/2 times the design lifetime is not unusual
for satellites.  More of the Ham Oscar satellites have exceeded their
lifetime by that much or more.  (Sorry, no facts handy).

It saves us USA taxpayers money when they last that long!

Regards, John K1AE
 
----Original Message-----
From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On
Behalf Of Magnus Danielson
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 2:12 PM
To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
Subject: [time-nuts] Fwd: CGSIC: FW: The next GPS Launch

Fellow time-nuts,

Things will shift in the sky. Lot's of changes.

SVN-33 is being decommissioned after 17.5 years of operation, with a 7 years
designed lifetime, that's 2.5 times the operational lifetime, and it's being
decommissioned in a controlled fashion. Respect.

Cheers,
Magnus


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: CGSIC: FW: The next GPS Launch
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 17:23:10 +0000
From: Civil Global Positioning System Service Interface Committee
(CGSIC) <cgsic at cgls.uscg.mil>
Reply-To: cgsic at cgls.uscg.mil
To: cgsic at cgls.uscg.mil <cgsic at cgls.uscg.mil>

All CGSIC:
     The Air Force is set to launch the 7th GPS IIF satellite from Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Delta IV GPS IIF-7 Mission Overview:

Atlas V GPS IIF-7 Mission Brochure:
http://www.ulalaunch.com/uploads/docs/Mission_Booklets/AV/av_GPSIIF7_MOB.pdf

Rocket/Payload: An Atlas V 401 will launch the GPS IIF-7 mission for the
U.S. Air Force.

Date/Site/Launch Time: Friday, Aug. 1, 2014, from Space Launch Complex
(SLC)-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The 18-minute launch
window opens at 11:23 p.m. EDT.

Viewing the Launch by Webcast: The live webcast will begin at 11:03 p.m.
EDT.

GPS IIF-7 is one of the next-generation GPS satellites, incorporating
various improvements to provide greater accuracy, increased signals, and
enhanced performance for users.

Launch Updates: To keep up to speed with updates to the launch countdown,
dial the ULA launch hotline at 1-877-852-4321 or join the conversation at
www.facebook.com/ulalaunch and twitter.com/ulalaunch; hashtag #GPSIIF7.

The Air Force Second Space Operations Squadron indicates that IIF-7,
SVN-68/PRN-3, will replace SVN-43 in the F plane slot 3 (F3).  SVN-43 will
be re-phased from F3 to the F2F slot to replace SVN-26.  SVN-33 will be
taken out of the operational constellation the day after SVN-68 launch and
sent to Launch, Anomaly and Disposal Operations (LADO).  SVN-33 was launched
on 09 April 1996 successfully serving over 17.5 years, 10.5 years beyond its
design life, due to the diligent efforts of the men and women of the U.S.
Air Force. SVN-26 will back-up SVN-43 once it completes its re-phase
journey.