Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)

GPS IIR-6

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 49 (USA 154) 2000-071A Payload 19717 × 20648 km · 55.7° Globe
DELTA 2 R/B(1) 2000-071B Rocket body re-entered 2001-02-08
DELTA 2 R/B(2) [PAM-D] 2000-071C Rocket body re-entered 2005-01-13
DELTA 2 DEB 2000-071D Debris re-entered 2013-12-26

COSPAR ID 2000-071. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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