United States Air ForceDelta II 6925Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS-2 5
Launched
December 11, 1989
Summary
GPS-2 5 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 6925 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 11, 1989. It was United States Air Force's 876th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 3,472nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Delta II 6925 flight. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). The tracked orbit of GPS II-5, one of 3 catalogued objects, from December 17, 1989, was 20,215 × 20,560 km inclined 54.9°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 6925 · United States Air ForceGlobal Positioning System
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Delta II 6925 flightUnited States Air Force's 876th launch13th this yearhumanity's 3,472nd orbital launch attempt98th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS II-5 · NORAD 20361 · 1989-097 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 17 (USA 49)
- Object ID
- 1989-097A
- Epoch
- 1989-12-17 15:19:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.9834329 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.006446
- Inclination
- 54.9326°
- Ascending node
- 147.5229°
- Arg. of perigee
- 62.3335°
- Mean anomaly
- 298.3712°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- B*
- 0
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-5 · NORAD 20361 · in orbit
Delta 190 · re-entered March 11, 2020
Delta 190 Stage 3 · re-entered August 9, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation GPS navigation satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
79th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 3rd this year · 425th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
105 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS-2 5 launch?
GPS-2 5 launched on December 11, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS-2 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS-2 5?
Delta II 6925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 6925 spec sheet
Where did GPS-2 5 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS-2 5 reach?
The tracked orbit of GPS II-5, one of 3 catalogued objects, from December 17, 1989, was 20,215 × 20,560 km inclined 54.9°.
How many satellites did GPS-2 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS-2 5 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System