GPS IIR-1
GPS IIR-1 or GPS SVN-42 was the first Block IIR GPS satellite to be launched. It was to have been operated as part of the United States Air Force Global Positioning System. It was launched on 17 January 1997, however it was destroyed 13 seconds into its flight due to a malfunction of the Delta II rocket that was carrying it. It was estimated to have cost US$40 million, with its carrier rocket costing $55 million. The satellite which was used for the IIR-1 mission was the second production IIR satellite, SVN-42.
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GPS IIR-1
GPS IIR-1 or GPS SVN-42 was the first Block IIR GPS satellite to be launched. It was to have been operated as part of the United States Air Force Global Positioning System. It was launched on 17 January 1997, however it was destroyed 13 seconds into its flight due to a malfunction of the Delta II rocket that was carrying it. It was estimated to have cost US$40 million, with its carrier rocket costing $55 million. The satellite which was used for the IIR-1 mission was the second production IIR satellite, SVN-42.
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GPS IIR-1 or GPS SVN-42 was th ...... duction IIR satellite, SVN-42.
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A Block IIR GPS satellite
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GPS IIR-1 or GPS SVN-42 was th ...... duction IIR satellite, SVN-42.
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GPS IIR-1
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