United States Air ForceDelta II 7925-9.5Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIR-8
Launched
January 29, 2003
Image: USAF
Summary
GPS IIR-8 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925-9.5 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 29, 2003. It was United States Air Force's 1,047th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,581st orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIR-8, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 181 × 20,357 km orbit inclined 39.1°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- 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
- 11th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,047th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,581st orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIR-8 · NORAD 27663 · 2003-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 51 (USA 166)
- Object ID
- 2003-005A
- Epoch
- 2003-01-30 18:52:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.04465678 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6062625
- Inclination
- 39.0631°
- Ascending node
- 188.3726°
- Arg. of perigee
- 15.0912°
- Mean anomaly
- 356.9493°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; 3 still in orbit
- GPS IIR-8 · NORAD 27663 · in orbit
- XSS-10 · NORAD 27664 · in orbit
Delta 295 · in orbit
Delta 295 Stage 3 · re-entered February 8, 2005
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
USA-166, also known as GPS IIR-8 and GPS SVN-56, is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System. It was the eighth Block IIR GPS satellite to be launched, out of thirteen in the original configuration, and twenty one overall.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
118th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 1st this year · 605th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
577 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIR-8 launch?
GPS IIR-8 launched on January 29, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIR-8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS IIR-8?
Delta II 7925-9.5, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925-9.5 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIR-8 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIR-8 reach?
GPS IIR-8, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 181 × 20,357 km orbit inclined 39.1°.
How many satellites did GPS IIR-8 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIR-8 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System