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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 401Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

GPS IIF-4 (USA-242)

Launched

May 15, 2013

Launch Successful

Summary

GPS IIF-4 launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 15, 2013. It was United Launch Alliance's 71st launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,292nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Atlas V 401 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIF-4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 20,457 × 20,504 km orbit inclined 55.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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Vehicle
Atlas V 401 · United Launch AllianceGlobal Positioning System
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
Milestone
18th Atlas V 401 flight · 4th this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 71st launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,292nd orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

55.0°Inclination
20457 × 20504 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
729.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements
100.0°Ascending node
4901 d agoElement epoch2013-05-16 02:26 UTC · stale

GPS IIF-4 · NORAD 39166 · 2013-023 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2013-023A
Epoch
2013-05-16 02:26:49 UTC
Mean motion
1.97311528 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0008881
Inclination
54.9836°
Ascending node
100.0109°
Arg. of perigee
308.7744°
Mean anomaly
5.948°
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-4 · NORAD 39166 · in orbit

Centaur AV-039 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

GPS Block IIF, or GPS IIF is an interim class of GPS satellite, which will be used to keep the Navstar Global Positioning System operational until the GPS Block IIIA satellites become operational.

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Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

59th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 3rd this year · 697th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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

57 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did GPS IIF-4 launch?

GPS IIF-4 launched on May 15, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch GPS IIF-4?

Coverage: Atlas V GPS IIF-4 Launch Highlights. Watch the replay

What rocket launched GPS IIF-4?

Atlas V 401, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 401 spec sheet

Where did GPS IIF-4 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.

What orbit did GPS IIF-4 reach?

GPS IIF-4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 20,457 × 20,504 km orbit inclined 55.0°.

How many satellites did GPS IIF-4 launch?

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

Which program is GPS IIF-4 part of?

Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System