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United States Air ForceDelta II 7925Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIA-12
Launched
June 26, 1993
Summary
GPS IIA-12 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 26, 1993. It was United States Air Force's 925th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 3,828th orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Delta II 7925 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIA-12, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 20,390 km orbit inclined 34.7°. 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
- 18th Delta II 7925 flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 925th launch5th this yearhumanity's 3,828th orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIA-12 · NORAD 22700 · 1993-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 33 (USA 92)
- Object ID
- 1993-042A
- Epoch
- 1993-06-26 10:13:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.0362214 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6060112
- Inclination
- 34.7162°
- Ascending node
- 270.7283°
- Arg. of perigee
- 192.4017°
- Mean anomaly
- 143.1293°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-12 · NORAD 22700 · in orbit
Delta 221 · re-entered August 30, 1993
Delta 221 Stage 3 · re-entered February 5, 2000
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
104th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 4th this year · 471st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
44 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIA-12 launch?
GPS IIA-12 launched on June 26, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIA-12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS IIA-12?
Delta II 7925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIA-12 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIA-12 reach?
GPS IIA-12, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 20,390 km orbit inclined 34.7°.
How many satellites did GPS IIA-12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIA-12 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System