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2014 · United Launch Alliance

GPS IIF-6

successDelta IV M+(4,2) | GPS IIF-6 (USA-251)

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.

Overview

Date / time
May 17, 2014 at 12:03 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 37B
Mission
GPS IIF-6
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-6 (PRN 06)
GPS · MEO