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GSSAP-2

American near-geosynchronous space surveillance satellite
Vehicle Military Satellite Q113633506

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
military satellite
Follows
GSSAP-1[3]
Followed by
GSSAP-3[4]
Launch date
2014-07-28
Part of
Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program[6]
Has use
space surveillance[7]
Country of origin
United States[9]
Launch vehicle
Delta IV Medium+(4,2)
Manufacturer
Orbital Sciences Corporation[5]
Operator
Combat Forces Command[2]
Powered by
spacecraft solar array[10]
Satellite of
geosynchronous orbit
Significant event
rocket launch, service entry[14][15]
Space launch vehicle
Delta IV Medium+(4,2)[8]
Spacecraft bus
GEOStar-1[13]
Start point
Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 37B[16]
Type of orbit
geosynchronous orbit[11]
UTC date of spacecraft launch
July 28, 2014[12]
Use
space surveillance
🏷️ Also known as
en GSSAP-2 en Hornet 2 en USA-254
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (cropped).jpg ↗
COSPAR ID
2014-043B
NSSDCA ID
2014-043B
SCN
40100

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🔗 Connections
Belongs to 1
Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program
Country of origin 1
United States
Followed by 1
GSSAP-3
Followed by (predecessor) 1
GSSAP-3
Follows 1
GSSAP-1
Has use 1
space surveillance
Instance of 1
military satellite
Manufacturer 1
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Operator 1
Combat Forces Command
Part of 1
Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program
Powered by 1
spacecraft solar array
Preceded by (successor) 1
GSSAP-1
Significant event 1
rocket launch
Space launch vehicle 1
Delta IV Medium+(4,2)
Spacecraft bus 1
GEOStar-1
Type of orbit 1
geosynchronous orbit
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Summary

GSSAP-2 is a military satellite[1].

Related Entities

Delta IV Medium+(4,2) GEOStar-1 GSSAP-1 GSSAP-3 military satellite Orbital Sciences Corporation United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . dote.osd.mil. dote.osd.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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