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1977 · United States Air Force
NTS 2
success
Atlas F/SVS | NTS 2
First NAVSTAR GPS Phase I navigation satellite
Overview
Date / time
June 23, 1977 at 08:17 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 3W
Mission
NTS 2
Mission type
Navigation
Orbit achieved
Medium Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas F/SVS →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →
Payloads deployed · 1
NTS 2
MEO