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26 November 1990, 21:39 UTC

GPS IIA-1

Delta II 7925Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Drawing of the Delta II 7925 for GPS IIA-1

Launched USA-66 (GPS SVN-23), the first Block IIA GPS navigation satellite, from Cape Canaveral LC-17A. It was the inaugural flight of the Delta II 7925 configuration and the first of nineteen Block IIA satellites.

Outcome
Success
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth orbit
Payload to orbit
1.9 T (est.)
Flight
1st
of 36 Delta II 7925 flights
Date and time
26 November 1990, 21:39 UTC
Builder
ULA
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Payload
Navigation
International designator
1990-103
Launches in 1990
108th of 121

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