U.S. Space Force has announced the decommissioning of SVN-47 (PRN-22). A replacement (R) satellite in the second generation of GPS satellites (GPS-IIR), SVN-47 was launched 21 December of 2003. PRN-22 will be used to bring SVN-41 back in to the active constellation.
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NOTICE ADVISORY TO NAVSTAR USERS (NANU) 2022001
SUBJ: SVN47 (PRN22) DECOMMISSIONING JDAY 018/2200
1. NANU TYPE: DECOM
NANU NUMBER: 2022001
NANU DTG: 182156Z JAN 2022
REFERENCE NANU: 2021058
REF NANU DTG: 021637Z DEC 2021
SVN: 47
PRN: 22
UNUSABLE START JDAY: 336
UNUSABLE START TIME ZULU: 1637
UNUSABLE START CALENDAR DATE: 02 DEC 2021
DECOMMISSIONING START JDAY: 018
DECOMMISSIONING START TIME ZULU: 2200
DECOMMISSIONING START CALENDAR DATE: 18 JAN 2022
2. CONDITION: GPS SATELLITE SVN47 (PRN22) WAS UNUSABLE AS OF JDAY 336 (02 DEC 2021) AND REMOVED FROM THE GPS CONSTELLATION ON JDAY 018 (18 JAN 2022).
3. POC: CIVILIAN – NAVCEN AT 703-313-5900, HTTPS://WWW.NAVCEN.USCG.GOV
MILITARY – GPS OPERATIONS CENTER at HTTPS://GPS.AFSPC.AF.MIL/GPSOC, DSN 560-2541,
COMM 719-567-2541, gpsoperationscenter@us.af.mil, HTTPS://GPS.AFSPC.AF.MIL
MILITARY ALTERNATE – JOINT SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER, DSN 276-3526. COMM 805-606-3526.
