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GPS BIIF-5 (PRN 30)
GPS Navigation Satellite (Block IIF) · US Space Force
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GPS BIIF-5 (PRN 30), launched in 2014, continues the Block IIF rollout that brought triple-frequency civilian broadcasting to the operational GPS constellation. Each IIF satellite is a genuine generational leap over the original 1990s GPS design — more powerful transmitters, more accurate atomic clocks, and a longer planned operational life than any GPS satellite generation before it. Block IIF's triple-frequency broadcast — L1, L2C, and L5 simultaneously from one satellite — was a genuine first for GPS, giving receivers capable of using all three frequencies noticeably better accuracy and reliability than any earlier GPS generation could offer.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Medium Earth Orbita high vantage point, ideal for navigation
- Altitude
- 12,407–12,683 mi (19,967–20,411 km)
- Inclination
- 53.7°
- One orbit
- 12.0 hours2.0 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 39533
- Int’l designator
- 2014-008A
- Launched
- 2014
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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