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GPS IIF-5USA-248

Success ULA, Delta IV M+(4,2)

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GPS Block IIF, or GPS IIF is an interim class of GPS satellite, which will be used to keep the Navstar Global Positioning System operational until the GPS Block IIIA satellites become operational. They are being built by Boeing, and will be operated by the United States Air Force following their…

What it put in orbit

ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
NAVSTAR 69 (USA 248) 2014-008A Payload 19960 × 20404 km · 53.7° Globe
DELTA 4 R/B 2014-008B Rocket body 20522 × 21639 km · 53.0° Globe

COSPAR ID 2014-008 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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