United States Air ForceDelta II 7925-9.5Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIR-15(M)
Launched
September 25, 2006
Image: USAF
Summary
GPS IIR-15(M) launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925-9.5 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 25, 2006. It was United States Air Force's 1,075th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,796th orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Delta II 7925-9.5 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIR-15(M), one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 181 × 20,417 km orbit inclined 39.9°. 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
- 21st Delta II 7925-9.5 flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,075th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,796th orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIR-15(M) · NORAD 29486 · 2006-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2006-042A
- Epoch
- 2006-09-25 19:52:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.0335238 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6069479
- Inclination
- 39.9351°
- Ascending node
- 75.266°
- Arg. of perigee
- 15.6125°
- Mean anomaly
- 356.9194°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0001
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; 2 still in orbit
- GPS IIR-15(M) · NORAD 29486 · in orbit
Delta 318 Stage 3 · re-entered December 27, 2013
Delta 318 · re-entered December 23, 2006
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The GPS-IIR replenishment satellites are produced by General Electric Astrospace (later Martin Marietta and Lockheed Missiles & Space) under a contract issued in 1989, which included 21 satellites based on the commercial AS-4000 bus. These provided improved navigation accuracy and longer autonomous satellite operation than earlier model GPS satellites. The satellites were three-axis stabilized and operated at downlink frequencies of 1572.42 MHz and 1227.6 MHz (L-Band) and 2227.5 MHz (S-Band). Lockheed was responsible for launch and flight operations support of the GPS-IIR through 2006.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
138th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 2nd this year · 642nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 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-15(M) launch?
GPS IIR-15(M) launched on September 25, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIR-15(M)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS IIR-15(M)?
Delta II 7925-9.5, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925-9.5 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIR-15(M) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIR-15(M) reach?
GPS IIR-15(M), one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 181 × 20,417 km orbit inclined 39.9°.
How many satellites did GPS IIR-15(M) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIR-15(M) part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System