United States Air ForceDelta II 7925-9.5Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIR-5
Launched
July 16, 2000
Image: USAF
Summary
GPS IIR-5 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925-9.5 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 16, 2000. It was United States Air Force's 1,024th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,409th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIR-5, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 190 × 20,545 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
- 6th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,024th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,409th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIR-5 · NORAD 26407 · 2000-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 48 (USA 151)
- Object ID
- 2000-040A
- Epoch
- 2000-07-16 05:54:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.00880505 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6080148
- Inclination
- 38.9352°
- Ascending node
- 223.272°
- Arg. of perigee
- 193.9267°
- Mean anomaly
- 135.9984°
- 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-5 · NORAD 26407 · in orbit
Delta 279 · re-entered October 14, 2000
Delta 279 Stage 3 · re-entered July 27, 2003
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
126th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 2nd this year · 582nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
66 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIR-5 launch?
GPS IIR-5 launched on July 16, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIR-5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS IIR-5?
Delta II 7925-9.5, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925-9.5 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIR-5 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIR-5 reach?
GPS IIR-5, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 190 × 20,545 km orbit inclined 38.9°.
How many satellites did GPS IIR-5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIR-5 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System