Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)

GPS IIR-12

Success US Air Force, Delta II 7925-9.5

Mission

Navigation · MEO

GPS-2R (Global Positioning System) or Navstar-2R (Navigation System using Timing And Ranging) are the third evolution stage of the second generation of the GPS satellites.

What it put in orbit

ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
NAVSTAR 55 (USA 178) 2004-023A Payload 19760 × 20605 km · 55.0° Globe
DELTA 2 R/B(1) 2004-023B Rocket body re-entered 2004-09-01
DELTA 2 R/B(2) [PAM-D] 2004-023C Rocket body re-entered 2010-06-30
DELTA 2 DEB 2004-023D Debris re-entered 2025-07-06

COSPAR ID 2004-023. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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