2003 · United States Air Force
GPS IIR-8
successDelta II | GPS IIR-8
USA-166, also known as GPS IIR-8 and GPS SVN-56, is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System. It was the eighth Block IIR GPS satellite to be launched, out of thirteen in the original configuration, and twenty one overall.
Overview
- Date / time
- January 29, 2003 at 06:06 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17B
- Mission
- GPS IIR-8
- Mission type
- Navigation
- Orbit achieved
- Medium Earth Orbit