PRN10/SVN40/GPS II-26 Launch

NANU announcing launch:

NOTICE ADVISORY TO NAVSTAR USERS (NANU) 120-96204
SUBJ: PRN10 LAUNCHED JDAY 198/0050 ZULU.
1. CONDITION: GPS SATELLITE PRN10 (SVN40) WAS LAUNCHED ON JDAY 198
(16 JUL 96) AT 0050 ZULU. PRN10 WILL RESIDE IN THE E3 SLOT. PRN16
(SVN16) WAS PREVIOUSLY LOCATED IN THE E3 SLOT, BUT HAS NOW BEEN
MOVED TO THE E5 SLOT. THE PROJECTED USABLE DATE FOR PRN10 IS JDAY
225 (12 AUG 96). THIS DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. A FOLLOW UP NANU
WILL BE SENT ONCE THE NAVIGATION PAYLOAD ON PRN10 IS USABLE.
2. POC: LT CRUM AT COMMERCIAL (719) 567-6396 OR DSN 560-6396.

Additional information courtesy of FLORIDA TODAY Space Online (these links are used with permission and the files are copyright 1996, Florida Today):

• Florida Today Story on Launch

• Launch Photo by Jose H. Nieves.

• Additional images captured from USAF video:
  • Image 1
  • Image 2
  • Image 3
  • Image 4
  • Image 5
  • Image 6
  • Image 7

• QuickTime Movie of Launch (1.6 Mb) - a 20 second excerpt from USAF video.

• GPS II-26 Mission Patch

Next scheduled GPS launch:

12 September 1996