Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Navigation · MEO
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.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAVSTAR 23 (USA 71) 1991-047A | Payload | 20889 × 21070 km · 56.5° | Globe |
| LOSAT X 1991-047B | Payload | re-entered 1991-11-15 | |
| DELTA 2 R/B(1) 1991-047C | Rocket body | re-entered 1991-10-26 | |
| DELTA 2 R/B(2) [PAM-D] 1991-047D | Rocket body | re-entered 1995-09-11 | |
| DELTA 2 DEB 1991-047E | Debris | re-entered 1999-11-01 | |
| DELTA 2 DEB 1991-047F | Debris | re-entered 2005-09-17 |
COSPAR ID 1991-047 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).