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16 July 1996, 00:50 UTC

GPS IIA-17

Delta II 7925Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Drawing of the Delta II 7925 for GPS IIA-17

Delta II 7925 launched GPS IIA-26 (USA-126, SVN-40) from Cape Canaveral, adding a Block IIA satellite to the Navstar Global Positioning System constellation.

Outcome
Success
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth orbit
Payload to orbit
1.9 T (est.)
Flight
27th
of 36 Delta II 7925 flights
Date and time
16 July 1996, 00:50 UTC
Builder
ULA
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Payload
Navigation
International designator
1996-041
Launches in 1996
45th of 77

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