United Launch AllianceDelta IV M+(4,2)Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

GPS IIF-2 (USA-232)

Launched

July 16, 2011

Launch Successful

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Summary

GPS IIF-2 (USA-232) launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta IV M+(4,2) from Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 16, 2011. It was United Launch Alliance's 53rd launch, 7th this year and humanity's 5,143rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Delta IV M+(4,2) flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIF-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 257 × 20,496 km orbit inclined 43.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

Watch: Delta IV GPS IIF-2 Launch HighlightsUnited Launch Alliance
Vehicle: Delta IV M+(4,2) · United Launch AllianceGlobal Positioning System
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
Milestone: 8th Delta IV M+(4,2) flight · 2nd this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 53rd launch7th this yearhumanity's 5,143rd orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

43.4°Inclination

257 × 20496 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

359.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements

181.3°Ascending node

5571 d agoElement epoch2011-07-16 02:59 UTC · stale

GPS IIF-2 · NORAD 37753 · 2011-036 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers

Object: TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID: 2011-036A
Epoch: 2011-07-16 02:59:37 UTC
Mean motion: 4.00578103 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.6042517
Inclination: 43.3669°
Ascending node: 181.2808°
Arg. of perigee: 202.2586°
Mean anomaly: 114.883°
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-2 · NORAD 37753 · in orbit

Delta 355 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

GPS IIF-8 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 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

21st launch from Space Launch Complex 37B, 2nd this year · 680th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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

126 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did GPS IIF-2 (USA-232) launch?

GPS IIF-2 (USA-232) launched on July 16, 2011. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch GPS IIF-2 (USA-232)?

Coverage: Delta IV GPS IIF-2 Launch Highlights. Watch the replay

What rocket launched GPS IIF-2 (USA-232)?

Delta IV M+(4,2), flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta IV M+(4,2) spec sheet

Where did GPS IIF-2 (USA-232) launch from?

Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.

What orbit did GPS IIF-2 (USA-232) reach?

GPS IIF-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 257 × 20,496 km orbit inclined 43.4°.

How many satellites did GPS IIF-2 (USA-232) launch?

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

Which program is GPS IIF-2 (USA-232) part of?

Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System