Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
GPS IIRM-7 (USA-203)
GPS IIRM (Global Positioning System) or Navstar IIRM (Navigation System using Timing And Ranging) are the fourth evolution stage of the second generation of GPS satellites.
The Block IIRM satellites include a new military signal and a more robust civil signal, known as L2C. There are eight satellites in the Block IIR-M series, which were built by Lockheed Martin. The GPS IIRM satellites were launched between September 2005 and August 2009.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,032.0 kg
Medium Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
2009
15th orbital launch attempt
United Launch Alliance
25th mission
4th mission of 2009
24th successful mission
20th consecutive successful mission
Delta II
142nd mission
3rd mission of 2009
140th successful mission
87th consecutive successful mission