United Launch AllianceDelta IV M+(4,2)Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIF SV-1 (USA-213)
Launched
May 28, 2010
Image: United Launch Alliance
Summary
GPS IIF SV-1 (USA-213) launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta IV M+(4,2) from Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 28, 2010. It was United Launch Alliance's 42nd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,055th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Delta IV M+(4,2) flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIF-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 259 × 20,472 km orbit inclined 43.3°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Delta IV GPS IIF SV-1 Launch HighlightsUnited Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Delta IV M+(4,2) flight · 2nd this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 42nd launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,055th orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIF-1 · NORAD 36585 · 2010-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2010-022A
- Epoch
- 2010-05-28 05:16:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.00960348 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6038507
- Inclination
- 43.2624°
- Ascending node
- 77.643°
- Arg. of perigee
- 202.3524°
- Mean anomaly
- 112.9757°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.00022054
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-1 · NORAD 36585 · in orbit
Delta 349 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
GPS IIF-1 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
18th launch from Space Launch Complex 37B, 2nd this year · 672nd 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 SV-1 (USA-213) launch?
GPS IIF SV-1 (USA-213) launched on May 28, 2010. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIF SV-1 (USA-213)?
Coverage: Delta IV GPS IIF SV-1 Launch Highlights. Watch the replay
What rocket launched GPS IIF SV-1 (USA-213)?
Delta IV M+(4,2), flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta IV M+(4,2) spec sheet
Where did GPS IIF SV-1 (USA-213) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIF SV-1 (USA-213) reach?
GPS IIF-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 259 × 20,472 km orbit inclined 43.3°.
How many satellites did GPS IIF SV-1 (USA-213) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIF SV-1 (USA-213) part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System