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United Launch AllianceLaunch SuccessfulNavigationDelta IV M+(4,2)
Launched 2019-08-22 13:06 UTCSpace Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Medium Earth Orbit
Worldwide
61st
orbital launch attempt in 2019
United Launch Alliance
4th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 37B
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
159 d 12 h
since the pad's previous launch
GPS-IIIA (Global Positioning System) is the first evolution stage of the third generation of the GPS satellites. It consists of the first ten (known as "tranche") of GPS III satellites.
Launch Provider
Commercial · United States of America · Founded 2006 · CEO Mark Peller
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.
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Successful
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Upcoming
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scheduled
Height
66.2m
Diameter
5m
To low Earth orbit
11,920kg
Liftoff thrust
4,200kN
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