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United States Air ForceDelta II 7925Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIA-15
Launched
March 10, 1994
Summary
GPS IIA-15 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 10, 1994. It was United States Air Force's 938th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,885th orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Delta II 7925 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIA-15, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 190 × 20,408 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
- 22nd Delta II 7925 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 938th launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,885th orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIA-15 · NORAD 23027 · 1994-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 36 (USA 100)
- Object ID
- 1994-016A
- Epoch
- 1994-03-11 00:09:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.03358789 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6064159
- Inclination
- 34.8865°
- Ascending node
- 16.21°
- Arg. of perigee
- 193.4965°
- Mean anomaly
- 137.5612°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- GPS IIA-15 · NORAD 23027 · in orbit
Delta 226 · re-entered May 8, 1994
Delta 226 Stage 3 · re-entered March 27, 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
106th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 1st this year · 481st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
92 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIA-15 launch?
GPS IIA-15 launched on March 10, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIA-15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS IIA-15?
Delta II 7925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIA-15 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIA-15 reach?
GPS IIA-15, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 190 × 20,408 km orbit inclined 34.9°.
How many satellites did GPS IIA-15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIA-15 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System