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United States Air ForceDelta II 7925Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIA-8
Launched
December 18, 1992
Summary
GPS IIA-8 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 18, 1992. It was United States Air Force's 920th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 3,779th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Delta II 7925 flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIA-8, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 20,386 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
- 14th Delta II 7925 flight · 9th this yearUnited States Air Force's 920th launch17th this yearhumanity's 3,779th orbital launch attempt91st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIA-8 · NORAD 22275 · 1992-089 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 29 (USA 87)
- Object ID
- 1992-089A
- Epoch
- 1992-12-18 19:00:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.03938368 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6066192
- Inclination
- 34.7443°
- Ascending node
- 215.9854°
- Arg. of perigee
- 192.4757°
- Mean anomaly
- 140.5273°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
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; 2 still in orbit
- GPS IIA-8 · NORAD 22275 · in orbit
Delta 217 · in orbit
Delta 217 Stage 3 · re-entered July 22, 2013
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
95th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 7th this year · 466th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
67 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIA-8 launch?
GPS IIA-8 launched on December 18, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIA-8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS IIA-8?
Delta II 7925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIA-8 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIA-8 reach?
GPS IIA-8, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 20,386 km orbit inclined 34.7°.
How many satellites did GPS IIA-8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIA-8 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System