United States Air ForceAtlas E/SGS-2Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
GPS 9
Launched
June 13, 1984
Summary
GPS 9 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas E/SGS-2 from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 13, 1984. It was United States Air Force's 820th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 2,834th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Atlas E/SGS-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS 9, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 20,325 × 20,626 km orbit inclined 62.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas E/SGS-2 · United States Air ForceGlobal Positioning System
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Atlas E/SGS-2 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 820th launch7th this yearhumanity's 2,834th orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS 9 · NORAD 15039 · 1984-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 9 (USA 1)
- Object ID
- 1984-059A
- Epoch
- 1984-06-15 10:18:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.97368254 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0056119
- Inclination
- 62.5441°
- Ascending node
- 156.3212°
- Arg. of perigee
- 155.5262°
- Mean anomaly
- 204.7253°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- GPS 9 · NORAD 15039 · in orbit
SGS-II · re-entered May 11, 1994
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First generation GPS satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
65th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 1st this year · 512th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
208 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS 9 launch?
GPS 9 launched on June 13, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS 9?
Atlas E/SGS-2, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas E/SGS-2 spec sheet
Where did GPS 9 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did GPS 9 reach?
GPS 9, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 20,325 × 20,626 km orbit inclined 62.5°.
How many satellites did GPS 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS 9 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System