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United States Air ForceDelta II 7925Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIA-1
Launched
November 26, 1990
Summary
GPS IIA-1 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 26, 1990. It was United States Air Force's 891st launch, 15th this year and humanity's 3,584th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Delta II 7925 flight. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIA-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 20,413 km orbit inclined 34.6°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7925 · United States Air ForceGlobal Positioning System
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Delta II 7925 flightUnited States Air Force's 891st launch15th this yearhumanity's 3,584th orbital launch attempt108th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIA-1 · NORAD 20959 · 1990-103 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 22 (USA 66)
- Object ID
- 1990-103A
- Epoch
- 1990-11-26 18:21:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.03229581 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6063675
- Inclination
- 34.5743°
- Ascending node
- 184.458°
- Arg. of perigee
- 192.6223°
- Mean anomaly
- 138.7521°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- GPS IIA-1 · NORAD 20959 · in orbit
Delta 201 · re-entered October 1, 2001
Delta 201 Stage 3 · re-entered September 30, 1992
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Improved second generation GPS navigation satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
95th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 6th this year · 442nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIA-1 launch?
GPS IIA-1 launched on November 26, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIA-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS IIA-1?
Delta II 7925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIA-1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIA-1 reach?
GPS IIA-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 20,413 km orbit inclined 34.6°.
How many satellites did GPS IIA-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIA-1 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System