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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 401Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIF-11 (USA-265)
Launched
October 31, 2015
Summary
GPS IIF-11 launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 31, 2015. It was United Launch Alliance's 103rd launch, 11th this year and humanity's 5,507th orbital launch attempt. It was the 29th Atlas V 401 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIF-11, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 20,433 × 20,493 km orbit inclined 55.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Atlas V GPS IIF-11 Launch HighlightsUnited Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 29th Atlas V 401 flight · 3rd this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 103rd launch11th this yearhumanity's 5,507th orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIF-11 · NORAD 41019 · 2015-062 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-062A
- Epoch
- 2015-10-31 21:23:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.97503685 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001112
- Inclination
- 55.0266°
- Ascending node
- 183.8202°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.8251°
- Mean anomaly
- 145.8793°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- GPS IIF-11 · NORAD 41019 · in orbit
Centaur AV-060 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
GPS IIF-11 is a next-generation GPS satellite which provides navigational assistance for U.S. military operations on land, at sea, and in the air.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
75th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 7th this year · 734th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
29 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIF-11 launch?
GPS IIF-11 launched on October 31, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIF-11?
Coverage: Atlas V GPS IIF-11 Launch Highlights. Watch the replay
What rocket launched GPS IIF-11?
Atlas V 401, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 401 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIF-11 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIF-11 reach?
GPS IIF-11, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 20,433 × 20,493 km orbit inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did GPS IIF-11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIF-11 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System