United States Air ForceDelta II 7925-9.5Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIR-12
Launched
June 23, 2004
Image: USAF
Summary
GPS IIR-12 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925-9.5 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 23, 2004. It was United States Air Force's 1,061st launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,662nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIR-12, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 20,371 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
- 16th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,061st launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,662nd orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIR-12 · NORAD 28361 · 2004-023 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 55 (USA 178)
- Object ID
- 2004-023A
- Epoch
- 2004-06-24 01:29:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.04015749 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6059336
- Inclination
- 38.9277°
- Ascending node
- 45.3745°
- Arg. of perigee
- 194.1561°
- Mean anomaly
- 135.5621°
- 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-12 · NORAD 28361 · in orbit
Delta 305 · re-entered September 1, 2004
Delta 305 Stage 3 · re-entered June 30, 2010
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
122nd launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 2nd this year · 625th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
95 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIR-12 launch?
GPS IIR-12 launched on June 23, 2004. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIR-12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS IIR-12?
Delta II 7925-9.5, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925-9.5 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIR-12 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIR-12 reach?
GPS IIR-12, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 20,371 km orbit inclined 38.9°.
How many satellites did GPS IIR-12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIR-12 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System