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Launch SuccessfulUnited States Air Force
Delta 6925: GPS-2 8
Second generation GPS navigation satellite
Thursday, 2 August 1990
Delta II 6925
Mission Data
🇺🇸United States Air ForceEst. 1947
Launch VehicleDelta II 6925
Vehicle FamilyDelta
Vehicle Record13 of 13 launches (100%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record972 successes / 106 failures (90%)
Success Streak68 consecutive
ProgramGlobal Positioning System · Navigation Constellation
Mission TypeNavigation
Target OrbitMedium Earth Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 17A
Location🇺🇸 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#71
Agency Launches This Year#10
Launches From This Pad145
Launches From This Site1,132
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Delta II 6925
Delta II was an expendable launch system, originally designed and built by McDonnell Douglas. Delta II was part of the Delta rocket family and entered service in 1989. Delta II vehicles included the Delta 6000, and the two later Delta 7000 variants ("Light" and "Heavy"). The rocket flew its final mission ICESat-2 on 15 September 2018, earning the launch vehicle a streak of 100 successful missions in a row, with the last failure being GPS IIR-1 in 1997.
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 17A · 28.4472°N 80.5650°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.