United Launch Alliance

GPS IIF-4 (USA-242)

Atlas V 401

SUCCESS
Success

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 · 21:38 UTC

Mission

/01

GPS Block IIF, or GPS IIF is an interim class of GPS satellite, which will be used to keep the Navstar Global Positioning System operational until the GPS Block IIIA satellites become operational.

Mission Type

Navigation

Orbit

Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Atlas V 401

Variant: 401

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 41

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.583° N, 80.583° W

59

Pad Launches

697

Location Launches

71

Agency Launches

24

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