United States Air ForceDelta II 7925-9.5Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIR-10
Launched
December 21, 2003
Image: USAF
Summary
GPS IIR-10 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925-9.5 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 21, 2003. It was United States Air Force's 1,057th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 4,636th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIR-10, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 20,356 km orbit inclined 39.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7925-9.5 · United States Air ForceGlobal Positioning System
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 14th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,057th launch13th this yearhumanity's 4,636th orbital launch attempt60th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIR-10 · NORAD 28129 · 2003-058 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 53 (USA 175)
- Object ID
- 2003-058A
- Epoch
- 2003-12-21 15:03:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.04339964 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6058985
- Inclination
- 39.019°
- Ascending node
- 359.5252°
- Arg. of perigee
- 14.5416°
- Mean anomaly
- 357.1981°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- -0.0044617
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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- GPS IIR-10 · NORAD 28129 · in orbit
Delta 302 · re-entered September 16, 2004
Delta 302 Stage 3 · re-entered March 3, 2011
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Boeing-built GPS IIF satellites provide improved signals to support both the warfighter and the growing civilian needs of the global economy
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
134th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 3rd this year · 618th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
193 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIR-10 launch?
GPS IIR-10 launched on December 21, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIR-10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS IIR-10?
Delta II 7925-9.5, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925-9.5 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIR-10 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIR-10 reach?
GPS IIR-10, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 20,356 km orbit inclined 39.0°.
How many satellites did GPS IIR-10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIR-10 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System