United States Air ForceDelta II 6925Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS-2 3
Launched
August 18, 1989
Summary
GPS-2 3 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 6925 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 18, 1989. It was United States Air Force's 869th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 3,439th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Delta II 6925 flight. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS II-3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 19,939 × 20,137 km orbit inclined 55.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 6925 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Delta II 6925 flightUnited States Air Force's 869th launch6th this yearhumanity's 3,439th orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS II-3 · NORAD 20185 · 1989-064 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 15 (USA 42)
- Object ID
- 1989-064A
- Epoch
- 1989-08-20 02:07:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.02292758 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0037529
- Inclination
- 54.9747°
- Ascending node
- 210.1772°
- Arg. of perigee
- 242.8907°
- Mean anomaly
- 116.6991°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 464
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit
- GPS II-3 · NORAD 20185 · in orbit
Delta 186 · re-entered September 9, 1989
Delta 186 Stage 3 · re-entered June 10, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation GPS navigation satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
88th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 3rd this year · 420th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
68 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS-2 3 launch?
GPS-2 3 launched on August 18, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS-2 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS-2 3?
Delta II 6925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 6925 spec sheet
Where did GPS-2 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS-2 3 reach?
GPS II-3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 19,939 × 20,137 km orbit inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did GPS-2 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).