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United States Air ForceDelta II 7925Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIA-11
Launched
May 13, 1993
Summary
GPS IIA-11 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 13, 1993. It was United States Air Force's 923rd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,817th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Delta II 7925 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIA-11, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 20,383 km orbit inclined 34.9°. 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
- 17th Delta II 7925 flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 923rd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,817th orbital launch attempt32nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIA-11 · NORAD 22657 · 1993-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 32 (USA 91)
- Object ID
- 1993-032A
- Epoch
- 1993-05-13 02:46:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.0376843 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6059936
- Inclination
- 34.872°
- Ascending node
- 26.7271°
- Arg. of perigee
- 192.771°
- Mean anomaly
- 139.4437°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- GPS IIA-11 · NORAD 22657 · in orbit
Delta 220 · re-entered December 8, 2002
Delta 220 Stage 3 · re-entered January 12, 2001
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
103rd launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 3rd this year · 470th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
43 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIA-11 launch?
GPS IIA-11 launched on May 13, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIA-11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS IIA-11?
Delta II 7925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIA-11 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIA-11 reach?
GPS IIA-11, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 20,383 km orbit inclined 34.9°.
How many satellites did GPS IIA-11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIA-11 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System