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Atlas V 401 | GPS IIF-4 (USA-242)
Atlas V 401
May 15, 2013, 9:38 PM UTC
May 15, 2013, 9:38 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
GPS Block IIF, or GPS IIF is an interim class of GPS satellite, which will be used to keep the Navstar Global Positioning System operational until the GPS Block IIIA satellites become operational.
- Type
- Navigation
- Orbit
- Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Programs
- Global Positioning System
Launch Site
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 41
- Location
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA