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GPS IIR-M-8 (USA-206)

Delta II 7925

United Launch Alliance

Launch Status
Success

Mission


GPS IIR-M-8 (USA-206)

  • Type: Navigation
  • Orbit: Medium Earth Orbit
  • Launch Cost: $51,000,000

A satellite forming part of the Global Positioning System.

Location


Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Space Launch Complex 17A has witnessed the launch of 145 rockets, including 145 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 980 rocket launches.

Space Launch Complex 17A

Rocket


United Launch Alliance Delta II 7925

Delta II is an American space launch system developed by McDonnell Douglas, now part of the Delta rocket family operated by United Launch Alliance. With more than 150 missions and a nearly perfect track record, Delta II has established itself as one of the most successful orbital launch systems.

Delta II 7925

Agency


United Launch Alliance

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.

United Launch Alliance
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