Mass of a Block IIR GPS Satellite in orbit

Mass of a Block IIR GPS Satellite in orbit (1,080 kg)

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Mass of a Block IIR GPS Satellite in orbit (1,080 kg)

  • is 1/5000 of Mass of space debris in orbit around Earth (5.5 million kg)...more
  • is 1/500 of Mass of SpaceX Falcon 9 launch rocket (542,000 kg)...more
  • is 1/5 of Mass of an adult male African Elephant (5,350 kg)...more
  • is 4 x Mass of heaviest weights lifted in Olympic Weightlifting (Clean and Jerk) (274 kg)...more
  • is 5 x Mass of an adult male Bengal Tiger (220 kg)...more
  • is 10 x Mass of Vespa Primavera 50 scooter (108 kg)...more
  • is 20 x Mass of a Southern Cassowary (55 kg)...more

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