United States Air ForceDelta II 7925-9.5Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIR-3
Launched
October 7, 1999
Image: USAF
Summary
GPS IIR-3 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925-9.5 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 7, 1999. It was United States Air Force's 1,018th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 4,346th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIR-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 223 × 20,429 km orbit inclined 39.0°. 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
- 4th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,018th launch15th this yearhumanity's 4,346th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIR-3 · NORAD 25933 · 1999-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 46 (USA 145)
- Object ID
- 1999-055A
- Epoch
- 1999-10-07 13:53:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.02398027 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.605091
- Inclination
- 38.9605°
- Ascending node
- 357.2421°
- Arg. of perigee
- 14.4324°
- Mean anomaly
- 357.1916°
- 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-3 · NORAD 25933 · in orbit
Delta 275 · re-entered November 23, 1999
Delta 275 Stage 3 · re-entered March 6, 2011
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
124th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 4th this year · 571st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
74 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIR-3 launch?
GPS IIR-3 launched on October 7, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIR-3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS IIR-3?
Delta II 7925-9.5, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925-9.5 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIR-3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIR-3 reach?
GPS IIR-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 223 × 20,429 km orbit inclined 39.0°.
How many satellites did GPS IIR-3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIR-3 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System