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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 401Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIF-12 (USA-266)
Launched
February 5, 2016
Summary
GPS IIF-12 launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 5, 2016. It was United Launch Alliance's 105th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,536th orbital launch attempt. It was the 31st Atlas V 401 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIF-12, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 20,445 × 20,450 km orbit inclined 55.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Atlas V GPS IIF-12 Launch HighlightsUnited Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 31st Atlas V 401 flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 105th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,536th orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIF-12 · NORAD 41328 · 2016-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-007A
- Epoch
- 2016-02-05 07:47:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.97674355 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0000862
- Inclination
- 55.0434°
- Ascending node
- 239.9482°
- Arg. of perigee
- 110.9688°
- Mean anomaly
- 248.8333°
- 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-12 · NORAD 41328 · in orbit
Centaur AV-057 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
GPS IIF-12 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
77th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 1st this year · 737th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
60 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIF-12 launch?
GPS IIF-12 launched on February 5, 2016. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIF-12?
Coverage: Atlas V GPS IIF-12 Launch Highlights. Watch the replay
What rocket launched GPS IIF-12?
Atlas V 401, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 401 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIF-12 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIF-12 reach?
GPS IIF-12, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 20,445 × 20,450 km orbit inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did GPS IIF-12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIF-12 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System