Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)

GPS IIR-3

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 46 (USA 145) 1999-055A Payload 19908 × 20458 km · 51.4° Globe
DELTA 2 R/B(1) 1999-055B Rocket body re-entered 1999-11-23
DELTA 2 R/B(2) [PAM-D] 1999-055C Rocket body re-entered 2011-03-06
DELTA 2 DEB 1999-055D Debris re-entered 2017-09-16

COSPAR ID 1999-055. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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