United Launch AllianceDelta IV M+(4,2)Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIF-5 (USA-248)
Launched
February 21, 2014
Image: United Launch Alliance
Summary
GPS IIF-5 launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta IV M+(4,2) from Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 21, 2014. It was United Launch Alliance's 80th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,357th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Delta IV M+(4,2) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIF-5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 20,463 × 20,476 km orbit inclined 55.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- ULA Launch Highlights for GPS IIF-5 on Delta IV Medium + 4.2Spaceflight Insider
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 10th Delta IV M+(4,2) flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 80th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,357th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIF-5 · NORAD 39533 · 2014-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2014-008A
- Epoch
- 2014-02-21 16:53:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.9742788 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002425
- Inclination
- 54.9898°
- Ascending node
- 333.337°
- Arg. of perigee
- 212.9508°
- Mean anomaly
- 147.0643°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- GPS IIF-5 · NORAD 39533 · in orbit
Delta 365 · 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. They are being built by Boeing, and will be operated by the United States Air Force following their launch by United Launch Alliance, using Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
27th launch from Space Launch Complex 37B, 1st this year · 706th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
40 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
197 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIF-5 launch?
GPS IIF-5 launched on February 21, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIF-5?
Coverage: ULA Launch Highlights for GPS IIF-5 on Delta IV Medium + 4.2. Watch the replay
What rocket launched GPS IIF-5?
Delta IV M+(4,2), flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta IV M+(4,2) spec sheet
Where did GPS IIF-5 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIF-5 reach?
GPS IIF-5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 20,463 × 20,476 km orbit inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did GPS IIF-5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIF-5 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System