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United States Air ForceDelta II 7925Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIA-13
Launched
August 30, 1993
Summary
GPS IIA-13 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 30, 1993. It was United States Air Force's 929th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 3,841st orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Delta II 7925 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIA-13, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a -27 × 19,992 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
- 19th Delta II 7925 flight · 5th this yearUnited States Air Force's 929th launch9th this yearhumanity's 3,841st orbital launch attempt56th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIA-13 · NORAD 22779 · 1993-054 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 34 (USA 94)
- Object ID
- 1993-054A
- Epoch
- 1993-08-30 14:11:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.15124678 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6120561
- Inclination
- 34.7175°
- Ascending node
- 322.4545°
- Arg. of perigee
- 191.039°
- Mean anomaly
- 75.0325°
- 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-13 · NORAD 22779 · in orbit
Delta 222 · re-entered April 5, 2002
Delta 222 Stage 3 · re-entered January 18, 2007
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 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
96th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 1st this year · 473rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
254 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIA-13 launch?
GPS IIA-13 launched on August 30, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIA-13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS IIA-13?
Delta II 7925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIA-13 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIA-13 reach?
GPS IIA-13, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a -27 × 19,992 km orbit inclined 34.7°.
How many satellites did GPS IIA-13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIA-13 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System