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USA-79 also known as GPS IIA-3 GPS II-12 and GPS SVN-25 was an American navigation satellite which formed part of the Global Positioning System. It was the third of nineteen Block IIA GPS satellites to be launched.USA-79 was launched at 22:29:00 UTC on 23 February 1992 atop a Delta II carrier rocket flight number D207 flying in the 7925-9.5 configuration. The launch took place from Launch Complex 17B at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and placed USA-79 into a transfer orbit.
