Mission record
Delta IV M+(4,2) | GPS IIF-6 (USA-251)
Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
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Provider
United Launch Alliance
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
MEO
Mission type
Navigation
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Sat, 17 May 2014 00:03:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5376 ever
Mission
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.
Deployed payloads · 1