MISSION NAME
GPS 9 9
Status
Success
DATE
13 JUN 1984
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W
Description
First generation GPS satellite
Atlas E/SGS-2
Rocket Description
The Atlas E/F (or SB-1A) was an American expendable launch system and sounding rocket built using parts of decommissioned SM-65 Atlas missiles. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets.