Navigation
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.
The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radio navigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force. It is one of the global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) that provide geolocation and time information to a GPS receiver anywhere on or near the Earth where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites.
Feb 22, 1978 — ongoing
Orbital Attempt
#4,188
USAF Mission
#984
Pad Launch
#115
Location Launch
#537
Designator
1997-067
Nov 6, 1997, 12:30 AM
1 update
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.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Nov 5, 1997, 7:30 PM
Total Launches
1,122
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778
