Status
Success
GPS-2 7 (USA-54)
Launch Time
Mon Mar 26, 1990 02:45 UTC
Mon Mar 26, 1990 02:45 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
GPS-2 7 (USA-54)
GPS-2 (Global Positioning System) or Navstar-2 (Navigation System using Timing And ranging) are improved satellites of the second generation of the GPS navigation system.
The Block II satellites were the first full scale operational GPS satellites. They were designed to provide 14 days of operation without contact from the control segment.
Rockwell was the prime contractor, building a single Block 2 SVN 12 qualification vehicle under a 1981amendment to the Block I contract. In 1983 Rockwell was awarded a contract to build 28 Block II/IIA satellites.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,660.0 kg
Medium Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1990
26th orbital launch attempt
Delta II
8th mission
3rd mission of 1990
8th successful mission