United States Air ForceDelta II 7925-9.5Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIR-7
Launched
January 30, 2001
Image: USAF
Summary
GPS IIR-7 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925-9.5 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 30, 2001. It was United States Air Force's 1,030th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,456th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIR-7, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 190 × 20,375 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
- 8th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,030th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,456th orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIR-7 · NORAD 26690 · 2001-004 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 50 (USA 156)
- Object ID
- 2001-004A
- Epoch
- 2001-01-30 10:29:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.03966096 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6060137
- Inclination
- 38.9175°
- Ascending node
- 37.8093°
- Arg. of perigee
- 194.3625°
- Mean anomaly
- 135.0991°
- 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-7 · NORAD 26690 · in orbit
Delta 283 · re-entered March 17, 2001
Delta 283 Stage 3 · re-entered August 26, 2004
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
GPS IIR-7 was the seventh Block IIR GPS satellite to be launched as part of the United States Air Force Global Positioning System.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
128th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 1st this year · 587th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
80 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIR-7 launch?
GPS IIR-7 launched on January 30, 2001. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIR-7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS IIR-7?
Delta II 7925-9.5, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925-9.5 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIR-7 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIR-7 reach?
GPS IIR-7, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 190 × 20,375 km orbit inclined 38.9°.
How many satellites did GPS IIR-7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIR-7 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System