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

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: United Launch Alliance (Commercial)
• Rocket: Delta IV M+(4,2) — Delta family

Mission

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.

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

Launch Site

• Pad: Space Launch Complex 37B
• Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, 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)