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United States Air ForceDelta II 7925Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIA-5
Launched
July 7, 1992
Summary
GPS IIA-5 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 7, 1992. It was United States Air Force's 912th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 3,728th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Delta II 7925 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIA-5, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 20,467 km orbit inclined 34.8°. 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
- 9th Delta II 7925 flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 912th launch9th this yearhumanity's 3,728th orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIA-5 · NORAD 22014 · 1992-039 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 26 (USA 83)
- Object ID
- 1992-039A
- Epoch
- 1992-07-07 17:57:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.02225119 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.60692
- Inclination
- 34.7648°
- Ascending node
- 219.4146°
- Arg. of perigee
- 193.152°
- Mean anomaly
- 138.5469°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- -0.0021901
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-5 · NORAD 22014 · in orbit
Delta 211 · re-entered August 28, 2024
Delta 211 Stage 3 · re-entered November 23, 1999
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
92nd launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 4th this year · 458th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
54 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIA-5 launch?
GPS IIA-5 launched on July 7, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIA-5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS IIA-5?
Delta II 7925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIA-5 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIA-5 reach?
GPS IIA-5, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 20,467 km orbit inclined 34.8°.
How many satellites did GPS IIA-5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIA-5 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System