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USA-71 also known as GPS IIA-2 GPS II-11 and GPS SVN-24 is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System. It was the second of nineteen Block IIA GPS satellites to be launched.USA-71 was launched at 02:32:00 UTC on 4 July 1991 atop a Delta II carrier rocket flight number D206 flying in the 7925-9.5 configuration. The launch took place from Launch Complex 17A at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and placed USA-71 into a transfer orbit.
