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United States Air ForceDelta II 7925Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIA-9
Launched
February 3, 1993
Summary
GPS IIA-9 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 3, 1993. It was United States Air Force's 921st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,792nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Delta II 7925 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIA-9, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 20,421 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
- 15th Delta II 7925 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 921st launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,792nd orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIA-9 · NORAD 22446 · 1993-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 30 (USA 88)
- Object ID
- 1993-007A
- Epoch
- 1993-02-04 05:18:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.02942951 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6060591
- Inclination
- 34.6988°
- Ascending node
- 330.525°
- Arg. of perigee
- 193.8199°
- Mean anomaly
- 133.0216°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- B*
- 0
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; 1 still in orbit
- GPS IIA-9 · NORAD 22446 · in orbit
Delta 218 · re-entered December 22, 2023
Delta 218 Stage 3 · re-entered September 11, 2002
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
101st launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 1st this year · 467th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
72 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIA-9 launch?
GPS IIA-9 launched on February 3, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIA-9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS IIA-9?
Delta II 7925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIA-9 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIA-9 reach?
GPS IIA-9, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 20,421 km orbit inclined 34.7°.
How many satellites did GPS IIA-9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIA-9 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System