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United States Air ForceDelta II 7925Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

GPS IIA-7

Launched

November 22, 1992

Launch Successful

Summary

GPS IIA-7 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 22, 1992. It was United States Air Force's 918th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 3,769th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Delta II 7925 flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIA-7, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 168 × 20,348 km orbit inclined 34.7°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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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
13th Delta II 7925 flight · 8th this yearUnited States Air Force's 918th launch15th this yearhumanity's 3,769th orbital launch attempt81st orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

34.7°Inclination
168 × 20348 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
355.7 minPeriodfrom mean elements
214.6°Ascending node
12380 d agoElement epoch1992-11-23 02:33 UTC · stale

GPS IIA-7 · NORAD 22231 · 1992-079 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
NAVSTAR 28 (USA 85)
Object ID
1992-079A
Epoch
1992-11-23 02:33:55 UTC
Mean motion
4.04866323 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.6067711
Inclination
34.7433°
Ascending node
214.6047°
Arg. of perigee
192.7719°
Mean anomaly
140.0264°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
1
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-7 · NORAD 22231 · in orbit

Delta 216 · re-entered July 31, 2013

Delta 216 Stage 3 · re-entered March 24, 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

Map of Space Launch Complex 17A

Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

100th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 4th this year · 465th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

74 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did GPS IIA-7 launch?

GPS IIA-7 launched on November 22, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch GPS IIA-7?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched GPS IIA-7?

Delta II 7925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925 spec sheet

Where did GPS IIA-7 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.

What orbit did GPS IIA-7 reach?

GPS IIA-7, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 168 × 20,348 km orbit inclined 34.7°.

How many satellites did GPS IIA-7 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is GPS IIA-7 part of?

Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System