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1985 · United States Air Force

GPS 11

successAtlas E/SGS-2 | GPS 11

First generation GPS satellite

Overview

Date / time: October 9, 1985 at 02:53 AM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 3W
Mission: GPS 11
Mission type: Navigation
Orbit achieved: Medium Earth Orbit

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Payloads deployed · 1

NAVSTAR 11 (USA 10)