Status
Success
GPS-2 9 (USA-64)
Launch Time
Mon Oct 01, 1990 21:56 UTC
Mon Oct 01, 1990 21:56 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
GPS-2 9 (USA-64)
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
92nd orbital launch attempt
Delta II
13th mission
8th mission of 1990
13th successful mission