United States Air ForceDelta II 7925-9.5Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIR-9
Launched
March 31, 2003
Image: USAF
Summary
GPS IIR-9 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925-9.5 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 31, 2003. It was United States Air Force's 1,049th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,586th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIR-9, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 20,383 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
- 12th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,049th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,586th orbital launch attempt10th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIR-9 · NORAD 27704 · 2003-010 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NAVSTAR 52 (USA 168)
- Object ID
- 2003-010A
- Epoch
- 2003-03-31 23:11:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.03654217 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6056937
- Inclination
- 39.0059°
- Ascending node
- 310.0885°
- Arg. of perigee
- 14.2418°
- Mean anomaly
- 357.3501°
- 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-9 · NORAD 27704 · in orbit
Delta 297 · re-entered June 29, 2003
Delta 297 Stage 3 · re-entered September 25, 2016
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Navstar 52, also known as USA 168 and as GPS 2R-9, is an American Global Positioning Satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132nd launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 1st this year · 607th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
271 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIR-9 launch?
GPS IIR-9 launched on March 31, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIR-9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS IIR-9?
Delta II 7925-9.5, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925-9.5 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIR-9 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIR-9 reach?
GPS IIR-9, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 20,383 km orbit inclined 39.0°.
How many satellites did GPS IIR-9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS IIR-9 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System