United Launch Alliance

GPS IIF-6 (USA-251)

Delta IV M+(4,2)

SUCCESS
Success

Saturday, May 17, 2014 · 00:03 UTC

Mission

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GPS IIF (Global Positioning System) or Navstar-2F (Navigation System using Timing And Ranging) satellites are the fourth evolution stage of the second generation of the GPS satellites. Improvements included an extended design life of 12 years, faster processors with more memory, and a new civil signal on a third frequency.

Mission Type

Navigation

Orbit

Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Delta IV M+(4,2)

Variant: M+(4,2)

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 37B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.532° N, 80.565° W

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