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United States Air ForceDelta II 7925Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIA-10
Launched
March 30, 1993
Summary
GPS IIA-10 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 30, 1993. It was United States Air Force's 922nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,802nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Delta II 7925 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIA-10, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 158 × 20,423 km orbit inclined 34.8°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- 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
- 16th Delta II 7925 flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 922nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,802nd orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIA-10 · NORAD 22581 · 1993-017 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 31 (USA 90)
- Object ID
- 1993-017A
- Epoch
- 1993-03-30 05:49:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.03685109 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6081468
- Inclination
- 34.8314°
- Ascending node
- 28.9047°
- Arg. of perigee
- 192.6644°
- Mean anomaly
- 139.5092°
- 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
5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- GPS IIA-10 · NORAD 22581 · in orbit
- SEDS 1 · NORAD 22582 · re-entered March 30, 1993
Delta 219 · re-entered May 5, 1999
Delta 219 Stage 3 · re-entered February 10, 1999
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
GPS-2A (Global Positioning System) or Navstar-2A (Navigation System using Timing And ranging) are improved satellites of the second generation of the GPS navigation system.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
102nd launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 2nd this year · 469th 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-10 launch?
GPS IIA-10 launched on March 30, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIA-10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS IIA-10?
Delta II 7925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIA-10 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIA-10 reach?
GPS IIA-10, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 158 × 20,423 km orbit inclined 34.8°.
How many satellites did GPS IIA-10 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIA-10 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System