GPS IIA-16 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

28 Mar 1996, 12:21am

Location

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Site

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Pad

Space Launch Complex 17B

Launch Service Provider

United States Air Force logo

United States Air Force

Vehicle

Delta II 7925 image

Delta II 7925

Mission

GPS IIA-16

Mission Type

Navigation

Destination

Medium Earth Orbit

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.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:58pm UTC

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