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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 401Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIF-8 (USA-258)
Launched
October 29, 2014
Summary
GPS IIF-8 launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 29, 2014. It was United Launch Alliance's 90th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 5,420th orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Atlas V 401 flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIF-8, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 20,461 × 20,484 km orbit inclined 55.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Atlas V GPS IIF-8 Launch CamUnited Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 26th Atlas V 401 flight · 7th this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 90th launch12th this yearhumanity's 5,420th orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIF-8 · NORAD 40294 · 2014-068 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-068A
- Epoch
- 2014-10-29 11:30:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.97397707 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004414
- Inclination
- 55.0011°
- Ascending node
- 198.6158°
- Arg. of perigee
- 339.358°
- Mean anomaly
- 20.7033°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 99999
- B*
- 0.0001
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-8 · NORAD 40294 · in orbit
Centaur AV-050 · 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 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
68th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 6th this year · 718th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
42 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIF-8 launch?
GPS IIF-8 launched on October 29, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIF-8?
Coverage: Atlas V GPS IIF-8 Launch Cam. Watch the replay
What rocket launched GPS IIF-8?
Atlas V 401, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 401 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIF-8 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIF-8 reach?
GPS IIF-8, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 20,461 × 20,484 km orbit inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did GPS IIF-8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIF-8 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System