Payload / Mission

GPS IIR-13

Type

Navigation

Orbit

Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Launch delayed from September 22, October 8, 25 and 30, November 5. Fired its apogee motor at around 02:40 GMT on November 9 to transfer from its initial 159 x 20380 km x 39.1 deg transfer orbit to its operational orbit in the GPS constellation..

Associated launch

Delta IISuccess

GPS IIR-13 · United States Air Force

Saturday, Nov 6, 2004, 05:39 UTC