United States Air ForceDelta II 6925Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS-2 7
Launched
March 26, 1990
Summary
GPS-2 7 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 6925 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 26, 1990. It was United States Air Force's 879th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,502nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Delta II 6925 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS II-7, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 177 × 20,292 km orbit inclined 37.6°. 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
- 7th Delta II 6925 flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 879th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,502nd orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS II-7 · NORAD 20533 · 1990-025 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 19 (USA 54)
- Object ID
- 1990-025A
- Epoch
- 1990-03-26 05:06:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.05713787 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6056853
- Inclination
- 37.6172°
- Ascending node
- 15.0818°
- Arg. of perigee
- 199.5009°
- Mean anomaly
- 120.4125°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit
- GPS II-7 · NORAD 20533 · in orbit
Delta 193 · re-entered April 4, 1990
Delta 193 Stage 3 · re-entered January 18, 1994
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation GPS navigation satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
91st launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 2nd this year · 430th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
60 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS-2 7 launch?
GPS-2 7 launched on March 26, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS-2 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS-2 7?
Delta II 6925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 6925 spec sheet
Where did GPS-2 7 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS-2 7 reach?
GPS II-7, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 177 × 20,292 km orbit inclined 37.6°.
How many satellites did GPS-2 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS-2 7 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System