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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulNavigationDelta II
Launched 2003-01-29 18:06 UTCSpace Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Medium Earth Orbit
Worldwide
5th
orbital launch attempt in 2003
United States Air Force
3rd
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 17B
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
577 d 22 h
since the pad's previous launch
USA-166, also known as GPS IIR-8 and GPS SVN-56, is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System. It was the eighth Block IIR GPS satellite to be launched, out of thirteen in the original configuration, and twenty one overall.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1947 · Commander-in-Chief President of the US
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
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Height
38.9m
Diameter
2.4m
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