Atlas E/SGS-2 | GPS 9

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
• Rocket: Atlas E/SGS-2 — Atlas family

Mission

First generation GPS satellite

• Type: Navigation
• Orbit: Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Space Launch Complex 3W
• Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Program

• Global Positioning System — The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radio navigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force. It is one of the global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) that provide geolocation and time information to a GPS receiver anywhere on or near the Earth where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites. (Wikipedia)