USA-128

USA-128
NamesNavstar 2A-18
GPS IIA-18
GPS II-27
GPS SVN-30
Mission typeNavigation
OperatorU.S. Air Force
COSPAR ID1996-056A
SATCAT no.24320
Mission duration7.5 years (planned)
14.75 years (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftGPS IIA
Spacecraft typeGPS Block IIA
ManufacturerRockwell International
Launch mass840 kg (1,850 lb)
Dimensions5.3 m (17 ft) of long
Power710 watts
Start of mission
Launch date12 September 1996,
08:49:00 UTC
RocketDelta II 7925-9.5
(Delta D238)
Launch siteCape Canaveral, LC-17A
ContractorMcDonnell Douglas
Entered service17 October 1996
End of mission
DisposalGraveyard orbit
Deactivated20 July 2011
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeMedium Earth orbit
(Semi-synchronous)
SlotB2 (slot 2 plane B)
Perigee altitude20,058 km (12,463 mi)
Apogee altitude20,305 km (12,617 mi)
Inclination54.7°
Period717.94 minutes

USA-128, also known as GPS IIA-18, GPS II-27 and GPS SVN-30, is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System. It was the eighteenth of nineteen Block IIA GPS satellites to be launched.