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Delta II | GPS IIR-8

Name: Delta II | GPS IIR-8
Start: 2003-01-29T18:06:00.000Z
End: 2003-01-29T18:06:00.000Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

January 29, 2003 at 6:06 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Delta II | GPS IIR-8 launch image — Mission imagery · Delta II 7925-9.5

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January 29, 2003 at 6:06 PM UTC

Status: Launch Successful · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds

Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4458, -80.5657

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Rocket: Delta II 7925-9.5
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 17B
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: January 29, 2003 at 6:06 PM UTC
Window closes: January 29, 2003 at 6:06 PM UTC
Feed updated: January 2, 2024 at 3:00 PM UTC

Mission description

USA-166, also known as GPS IIR-8 and GPS SVN-56, is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System. It was the eighth Block IIR GPS satellite to be launched, out of thirteen in the original configuration, and twenty one overall.

Vehicle

Delta II 7925-9.5

Delta · 7925-9.5

Height

38.9 m

Diameter

2.4 m

LEO capacity

0 kg

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Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

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