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2019 · United Launch Alliance

GPS III SV02 "Magellan"

successDelta IV M+(4,2) | GPS III SV02

GPS-IIIA (Global Positioning System) is the first evolution stage of the third generation of the GPS satellites. It consists of the first ten (known as "tranche") of GPS III satellites.

Overview

Date / time
August 22, 2019 at 01:06 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 37B
Mission
GPS III SV02 "Magellan"
Mission type
Navigation
Orbit achieved
Medium Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Delta IV M+(4,2) →
Launch provider
United Launch Alliance →

Payloads deployed · 1

GPS BIII-2 (PRN 18)
GPS · MEO