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Delta IV M+(4,2) | GPS IIF-5 (USA-248)

Mission

GPS IIF-5

Type:

Navigation

Orbit:

Medium Earth Orbit

GPS Block IIF, or GPS IIF is an interim class of GPS satellite, which will be used to keep the Navstar Global Positioning System operational until the GPS Block IIIA satellites become operational. They are being built by Boeing, and will be operated by the United States Air Force following their launch by United Launch Alliance, using Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles.

Status

Launch Successful

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Pad

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Space Launch Complex 37B

USA

Latitude: 28.5317

longitude: -80.56495

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Location

Timezone:

America/New_York

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

Location total Launch count:

1012

Location total Landing count:

62

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Rocket

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Delta IV M+(4,2)

Family: Delta

Variant: M+(4,2)

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Details

Min stage: 2

Max stage: 2m

Length: 66.2m

Diameter: 5.0

First Flight: Nov. 20, 2002

Total launch count: 15

Successful launches: 15

Consecutive successful launches: 15

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity: 11920kg

Launch cost: US$350000000

Apogee: 40000km

Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) capacity: 6270kg

Manufacturer

United Launch Alliance

Type:

Commercial

USA

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.

Founding year:

2006

Administrator:

CEO: Tory Bruno

Launchers:

Atlas | Delta IV | Vulcan

Spacecraft:

CST-100 Starliner

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Agency

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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.

USA

Type: Commercial

Details

Administrator:

CEO: Tory Bruno

Founding year:

2006

Launchers:

Atlas | Delta IV | Vulcan

Spacecraft:

CST-100 Starliner

Total launch count: 164

Successful launches: 164

Consecutive successful launches: 164

Pending launches: 43

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