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1997 · United States Air Force

GPS IIA-19

successDelta II | GPS IIA-19

GPS-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.

Overview

Date / time
November 6, 1997 at 12:30 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 17A
Mission
GPS IIA-19
Mission type
Navigation
Orbit achieved
Medium Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Delta II 7925 →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

NAVSTAR 44 (USA 135)
GPS · MEO