United States Air Force
GPS IIR-8
Delta II 7925-9.5
SUCCESS
Success
Wednesday, January 29, 2003 · 18:06 UTC
Mission
/01USA-166, also known as GPS IIR-8 and GPS SVN-56, is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System. It was the eighth Block IIR GPS satellite to be launched, out of thirteen in the original configuration, and twenty one overall.
Mission Type
Navigation
Orbit
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Delta II 7925-9.5
Variant: 7925-9.5
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.446° N, 80.566° W
118
Pad Launches
605
Location Launches
1047
Agency Launches
5
Orbital This Year