Delta II | GPS IIA-18

Launch information

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Mission description

GPS-2A (Global Positioning System) or Navstar-2A (Navigation System using Timing And ranging) are improved satellites of the second generation of the GPS navigation system.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Delta II | GPS IIA-18’.

Launch image Delta II | GPS IIA-18

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Sept. 12, 1996, 8:49 a.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

GPS IIA-18 (MEO)

Launcher

United States Air Force

Rocket

Delta II

Location

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

Type

Navigation

Orbit

Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Delta II | GPS IIA-18’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
24320 NAVSTAR 39 (USA 128) MEO 53.81 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Delta II | GPS IIA-18’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#4091

To this date

Location Launch

#519

To this date

Pad Launch

#109

To this date

Agency Launch

#969

To this date

Orbital Launch

#60

Year 1996

Location Launch

#13

Year 1996

Pad Launch

#2

Year 1996

Agency Launch

#11

Year 1996

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