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USA-242
USA-242, also known as GPS IIF-4, GPS IIF SV-5, Navstar-68 and Vega, is an American navigation satellite which was launched on 15 May 2013 and became operational on 21 June 2013. The fourth Block IIF GPS satellite, it forms part of the Global Positioning System.
USA-242 is a spacecraft, built by Boeing with a design life of 15 years. It operates from a semi-synchronous medium Earth orbit, at an altitude of an inclination of 55 degrees, in slot 5 of plane C of the
30 Sep 10 FTI F2 Test
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- 12 Dec 10 VSB-30 V07 MICROG 1A (242 km altitude)
- 27 Apr 11 FTB F10 Test
- 11 May 11 Improved Orion Microgravity experiments
- 26 May 11 FTI F3 Test
- 27 May 11 FTI F4 Test
- 16 Jun 11 FTB F11 Test
- 17 Jun 11 FTB F12 Test
- 31 Aug 11 FTI F5 Test
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