1997 · United States Air Force

GPS IIR-1

failureDelta II | GPS IIR-1

GPS-2R (Global Positioning System) or Navstar-2R (Navigation System using Timing And Ranging) are the third evolution stage of the second generation of the GPS satellites.

Overview

Date / time: January 17, 1997 at 04:28 PM UTC
Outcome: failure
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 17A
Mission: GPS IIR-1
Mission type: Navigation
Orbit achieved: Medium Earth Orbit

Launch vehicle

Delta II 7925 →

Launch provider

United States Air Force →