Delta IV M+(4,2) | GPS III SV02

Launch Provider & Rocket

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

Mission

GPS-IIIA (Global Positioning System) is the first evolution stage of the third generation of the GPS satellites. It consists of the first ten (known as "tranche") of GPS III satellites.

• 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)