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Delta II | GPS IIA-18

United States Air Force · Delta II 7925 · Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

United States Air Force's 969th launch · 11th this year · humanity's 4,101st orbital launch attempt

September 12, 1996Add to calendar
Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Sep 12, 08:49Sep 12, 08:49 UTC

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GPS IIA-18

GPS-2A (Global Positioning System) or Navstar-2A (Navigation System using Timing And ranging) are improved satellites of the second generation of the GPS navigation system.

Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

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Pad — Space Launch Complex 17A

145 launches from this pad · 1,123 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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