launched from USA

USA-100

Success
MAR 10199403:40:00 UTC

Delta II carried GPS IIA-15, a Global Positioning System navigation satellite, along with SEDS-2, a tether experiment mounted on the rocket's second stage. A 23 kg end mass unreeled 19.7 km of line and finished with a residual swing of 4°, within the 15° allowed; the tether was cut 3.7 days after deployment.

launched from LC-17A Canaveral

aboard Delta II 7925 Delta 226 into MEO

carrying 1,816 kg of payload

Payload

USA-100 (GPS IIA-15)/SEDS-2

Navigation

last updated Oct 8, 2026