GPS IIF-6 (USA-251)
Delta IV M+(4,2)
United Launch Alliance
Mission
GPS IIF-6
- Type: Navigation
- Orbit: Medium Earth Orbit
- Launch Cost: $350,000,000
GPS IIF (Global Positioning System) or Navstar-2F (Navigation System using Timing And Ranging) satellites are the fourth evolution stage of the second generation of the GPS satellites. Improvements included an extended design life of 12 years, faster processors with more memory, and a new civil signal on a third frequency.
Location
Space Launch Complex 37B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Space Launch Complex 37B has witnessed the launch of 40 rockets, including 40 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 980 rocket launches.
Rocket
United Launch Alliance Delta IV M+(4,2)
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.
