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Delta II | GPS IIR-8

United States Air Force · Delta II 7925-9.5 · Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

United States Air Force's 1,047th launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 4,581st orbital launch attempt

January 29, 2003Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Jan 29, 18:06Jan 29, 18:06 UTC

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GPS IIR-8

USA-166, also known as GPS IIR-8 and GPS SVN-56, is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System. It was the eighth Block IIR GPS satellite to be launched, out of thirteen in the original configuration, and twenty one overall.

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Pad — Space Launch Complex 17B

132 launches from this pad · 1,122 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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