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GPS IIR-1

retired

Positioning Navigation TimingsuborbitalCOSPAR 1997-F01Launched 1/17/1997

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Launch 1997-F01
Launch Vehicle: Delta 7925
Launch Date: 1/17/1997
Last Contact: 1/17/1997

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: suborbital
Altitude: -3,188.5 km
Inclination: 36.9 deg
Dry Mass: 910 kg
Total Mass: 2,033 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Positioning Navigation Timing
Payload Category: NAV
Payload Class: D

Organizations

Operator: U.S. Space Systems Command
Manufacturer: RCA Astro Electronics (Astro Space)

Constellation

Name: GPS
Active Satellites: 35
Planned Satellites: 24

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1997-F01