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United States Air ForceDelta II 7925Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIA-18
Launched
September 12, 1996
Summary
GPS IIA-18 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 12, 1996. It was United States Air Force's 969th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 4,101st orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th Delta II 7925 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIA-18, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 20,318 km orbit inclined 35.1°. 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
- 28th Delta II 7925 flight · 5th this yearUnited States Air Force's 969th launch11th this yearhumanity's 4,101st orbital launch attempt60th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIA-18 · NORAD 24320 · 1996-056 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 39 (USA 128)
- Object ID
- 1996-056A
- Epoch
- 1996-09-12 05:33:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.0481266 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6048464
- Inclination
- 35.0685°
- Ascending node
- 278.3215°
- Arg. of perigee
- 192.5172°
- Mean anomaly
- 140.4059°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0000030733
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-18 · NORAD 24320 · in orbit
Delta 238 Stage 3 · re-entered August 15, 2000
Delta 238 · re-entered July 28, 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
109th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 2nd this year · 519th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
58 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIA-18 launch?
GPS IIA-18 launched on September 12, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIA-18?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS IIA-18?
Delta II 7925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIA-18 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIA-18 reach?
GPS IIA-18, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 20,318 km orbit inclined 35.1°.
How many satellites did GPS IIA-18 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIA-18 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System