United States Air ForceDelta II 7925-9.5Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIR-13
Launched
November 6, 2004
Image: USAF
Summary
GPS IIR-13 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925-9.5 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 6, 2004. It was United States Air Force's 1,064th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 4,685th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIR-13, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 171 × 20,396 km orbit inclined 39.1°. 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
- 17th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,064th launch7th this yearhumanity's 4,685th orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIR-13 · NORAD 28474 · 2004-045 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2004-045A
- Epoch
- 2004-11-06 08:14:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.03940367 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6072114
- Inclination
- 39.1332°
- Ascending node
- 280.0366°
- Arg. of perigee
- 194.1756°
- Mean anomaly
- 135.0809°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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-13 · NORAD 28474 · in orbit
Delta 308 · re-entered January 1, 2005
Delta 308 Stage 3 · re-entered May 23, 2018
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Launch delayed from September 22, October 8, 25 and 30, November 5. Fired its apogee motor at around 02:40 GMT on November 9 to transfer from its initial 159 x 20380 km x 39.1 deg transfer orbit to its operational orbit in the GPS constellation..
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
124th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 4th this year · 628th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
94 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIR-13 launch?
GPS IIR-13 launched on November 6, 2004. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIR-13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS IIR-13?
Delta II 7925-9.5, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925-9.5 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIR-13 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIR-13 reach?
GPS IIR-13, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 171 × 20,396 km orbit inclined 39.1°.
How many satellites did GPS IIR-13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIR-13 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System