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

United Launch Alliance · Delta IV M+(4,2) · Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

United Launch Alliance's 83rd launch · 5th this year · humanity's 5,376th orbital launch attempt

May 17, 2014Add to calendar
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Window: May 17, 00:03May 17, 00:03 UTC

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GPS IIF-6

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.

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Pad — Space Launch Complex 37B

40 launches from this pad · 1,121 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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