flown missionSuccess
Delta IV M+(4,2) | GPS IIF-6 (USA-251)
United Launch AllianceSpace Launch Complex 37B — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- GPS IIF-6
- Type
- Navigation
- Target orbit
- Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
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.
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
- Window opens
- Window closes
- Last updated
vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Delta IV M+(4,2)
- Family
- Delta
- Variant
- M+(4,2)
- Provider
- United Launch Alliance
- Type
- Commercial
- Country
- USA
launch site
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 37B
- Location
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Country
- USA
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 28.5317, -80.5649