United States Air ForceDelta II 7925-9.5Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIR-11
Launched
March 20, 2004
Image: USAF
Summary
GPS IIR-11 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925-9.5 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 20, 2004. It was United States Air Force's 1,059th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,648th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIR-11, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 20,326 km orbit inclined 38.9°. 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
- 15th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,059th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,648th orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIR-11 · NORAD 28190 · 2004-009 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 54 (USA-177)
- Object ID
- 2004-009A
- Epoch
- 2004-03-20 18:55:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.04847043 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6053915
- Inclination
- 38.9445°
- Ascending node
- 235.7994°
- Arg. of perigee
- 14.2128°
- Mean anomaly
- 357.1196°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- GPS IIR-11 · NORAD 28190 · in orbit
Delta 303 · re-entered September 22, 2004
Delta 303 Stage 3 · re-entered March 19, 2007
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
GPS-2R (Global Positioning System) or Navstar-2R (Navigation System using Timing And Ranging) are the third evolution stage of the second generation of the GPS satellites.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
121st launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 1st this year · 622nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
208 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIR-11 launch?
GPS IIR-11 launched on March 20, 2004. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIR-11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS IIR-11?
Delta II 7925-9.5, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925-9.5 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIR-11 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIR-11 reach?
GPS IIR-11, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 20,326 km orbit inclined 38.9°.
How many satellites did GPS IIR-11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIR-11 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System