United States Air Force
GPS IIA-17
Delta II 7925
SUCCESS
Success
Tuesday, July 16, 1996 · 00:50 UTC
Mission
/01GPS-2A (Global Positioning System) or Navstar-2A (Navigation System using Timing And ranging) are improved satellites of the second generation of the GPS navigation system.
Mission Type
Navigation
Orbit
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Delta II 7925
Variant: 7925
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.447° N, 80.565° W
108
Pad Launches
516
Location Launches
968
Agency Launches
45
Orbital This Year