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United States Air ForceDelta II 7925Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIR-2
Launched
July 23, 1997
Summary
GPS IIR-2 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 23, 1997. It was United States Air Force's 979th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 4,155th orbital launch attempt. It was the 33rd Delta II 7925 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIR-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 197 × 20,380 km orbit inclined 39.2°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7925 · United States Air ForceGlobal Positioning System
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 33rd Delta II 7925 flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 979th launch7th this yearhumanity's 4,155th orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIR-2 · NORAD 24876 · 1997-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 43 (USA 132)
- Object ID
- 1997-035A
- Epoch
- 1997-07-23 05:38:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.03758847 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6057595
- Inclination
- 39.1877°
- Ascending node
- 145.9515°
- Arg. of perigee
- 194.414°
- Mean anomaly
- 94.7575°
- 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-2 · NORAD 24876 · in orbit
Delta 245 · re-entered January 2, 1998
Delta 245 Stage 3 · re-entered July 23, 2000
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 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
113th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 3rd this year · 530th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
63 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIR-2 launch?
GPS IIR-2 launched on July 23, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIR-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS IIR-2?
Delta II 7925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIR-2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIR-2 reach?
GPS IIR-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 197 × 20,380 km orbit inclined 39.2°.
How many satellites did GPS IIR-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIR-2 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System