Mission record

Delta II | GPS IIR-1

Delta II· Space Launch Complex 17A· Failure
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
United States Air Force
Provider type
Government
Orbit
MEO
Mission type
Navigation
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Fri, 17 Jan 1997 16:28:01 GMT
Orbital launch #
#4120 ever

Mission

GPS-2R (Global Positioning System) or Navstar-2R (Navigation System using Timing And Ranging) are the third evolution stage of the second generation of the GPS satellites.

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