United States Air ForceDelta II 6925Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS-2 2
Launched
June 10, 1989
Summary
GPS-2 2 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 6925 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 10, 1989. It was United States Air Force's 867th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,419th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Delta II 6925 flight. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). The tracked orbit of GPS II-2, one of 3 catalogued objects, from June 13, 1989, was 20,102 × 20,284 km inclined 54.6°. 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
- 2nd Delta II 6925 flightUnited States Air Force's 867th launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,419th orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS II-2 · NORAD 20061 · 1989-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 14 (USA 38)
- Object ID
- 1989-044A
- Epoch
- 1989-06-13 18:49:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.00522076 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0034357
- Inclination
- 54.5672°
- Ascending node
- 30.8206°
- Arg. of perigee
- 115.1397°
- Mean anomaly
- 245.2888°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 10
- 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-2 · NORAD 20061 · in orbit
Delta 185 · re-entered July 12, 1989
Delta 185 Stage 3 · re-entered May 6, 1991
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation GPS navigation satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
87th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 2nd this year · 418th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
116 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS-2 2 launch?
GPS-2 2 launched on June 10, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS-2 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS-2 2?
Delta II 6925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 6925 spec sheet
Where did GPS-2 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS-2 2 reach?
The tracked orbit of GPS II-2, one of 3 catalogued objects, from June 13, 1989, was 20,102 × 20,284 km inclined 54.6°.
How many satellites did GPS-2 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS-2 2 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System