United States Air ForceDelta II 7925-9.5Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIR-6
Launched
November 10, 2000
Image: USAF
Summary
GPS IIR-6 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925-9.5 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 10, 2000. It was United States Air Force's 1,028th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 4,440th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIR-6, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 114 × 20,465 km orbit inclined 39.4°. 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
- 7th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,028th launch9th this yearhumanity's 4,440th orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIR-6 · NORAD 26605 · 2000-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 49 (USA 154)
- Object ID
- 2000-071A
- Epoch
- 2000-11-10 23:17:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.03722285 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6107717
- Inclination
- 39.4051°
- Ascending node
- 97.5467°
- Arg. of perigee
- 196.0824°
- Mean anomaly
- 347.7998°
- 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-6 · NORAD 26605 · in orbit
Delta 281 · re-entered February 8, 2001
Delta 281 Stage 3 · re-entered January 13, 2005
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
127th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 3rd this year · 585th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
117 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIR-6 launch?
GPS IIR-6 launched on November 10, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIR-6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS IIR-6?
Delta II 7925-9.5, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925-9.5 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIR-6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIR-6 reach?
GPS IIR-6, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 114 × 20,465 km orbit inclined 39.4°.
How many satellites did GPS IIR-6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIR-6 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System