United Launch AllianceDelta IV M+(4,2)Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIF-6 (USA-251)
Launched
May 17, 2014
Image: United Launch Alliance
Summary
GPS IIF-6 launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta IV M+(4,2) from Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 17, 2014. It was United Launch Alliance's 83rd launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,376th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Delta IV M+(4,2) flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIF-6, one of 16 catalogued objects, reached a 20,451 × 20,481 km orbit inclined 55.0°. 16 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 11th Delta IV M+(4,2) flight · 2nd this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 83rd launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,376th orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIF-6 · NORAD 39741 · 2014-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 16 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-026A
- Epoch
- 2014-05-17 05:03:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.97470883 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005696
- Inclination
- 55.0422°
- Ascending node
- 145.1668°
- Arg. of perigee
- 137.5353°
- Mean anomaly
- 172.2328°
- 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
16 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 14 debris; 2 still in orbit
- GPS IIF-6 · NORAD 39741 · in orbit
Delta 366 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
GPS IIF (Global Positioning System) or Navstar-2F (Navigation System using Timing And Ranging) satellites are the fourth evolution stage of the second generation of the GPS satellites. Improvements included an extended design life of 12 years, faster processors with more memory, and a new civil signal on a third frequency.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28th launch from Space Launch Complex 37B, 2nd this year · 709th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
40 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
84 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIF-6 launch?
GPS IIF-6 launched on May 17, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIF-6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS IIF-6?
Delta IV M+(4,2), flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta IV M+(4,2) spec sheet
Where did GPS IIF-6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIF-6 reach?
GPS IIF-6, one of 16 catalogued objects, reached a 20,451 × 20,481 km orbit inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did GPS IIF-6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIF-6 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System