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 24 (USA 79) 1992-009A | Payload | 20832 × 21133 km · 54.2° | Globe |
| DELTA 2 R/B(1) 1992-009B | Rocket body | 559 × 611 km · 20.0° | Globe |
| DELTA 2 R/B(2) [PAM-D] 1992-009C | Rocket body | re-entered 1998-04-12 | |
| DELTA 2 DEB 1992-009D | Debris | 241 × 10626 km · 34.5° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1992-009 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).