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2012 · United Launch Alliance

GPS IIF-3 (USA-239)

successDelta IV M+(4,2) | GPS IIF-3 (USA-239)

GPS IIF-3 is a next-generation GPS satellite which provides navigational assistance for U.S. military operations on land, at sea, and in the air.

Overview

Date / time
October 4, 2012 at 12:10 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 37B
Mission
GPS IIF-3 (USA-239)
Mission type
Navigation
Orbit achieved
Medium Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Delta IV M+(4,2) →
Launch provider
United Launch Alliance →

Payloads deployed · 1

GPS BIIF-3 (PRN 24)
GPS · MEO