United Launch AllianceDelta II 7925-9.5Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS IIR-M-7 (USA-203)
Launched
March 24, 2009
Image: USAF
Summary
GPS IIR-M-7 (USA-203) launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta II 7925-9.5 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 24, 2009. It was United Launch Alliance's 26th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,969th orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS IIR-20(M), one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 20,264 km orbit inclined 40.1°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7925-9.5 · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 26th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 26th launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,969th orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS IIR-20(M) · NORAD 34661 · 2009-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2009-014A
- Epoch
- 2009-03-24 09:36:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.05896068 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6044248
- Inclination
- 40.101°
- Ascending node
- 98.7725°
- Arg. of perigee
- 15.522°
- Mean anomaly
- 356.9883°
- 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-20(M) · NORAD 34661 · in orbit
Delta 340 Stage 3 · re-entered September 28, 2015
Delta 340 · re-entered June 29, 2009
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A satellite forming part of the Global Positioning System.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
144th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 1st this year · 660th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
374 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS IIR-M-7 (USA-203) launch?
GPS IIR-M-7 (USA-203) launched on March 24, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS IIR-M-7 (USA-203)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GPS IIR-M-7 (USA-203)?
Delta II 7925-9.5, flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta II 7925-9.5 spec sheet
Where did GPS IIR-M-7 (USA-203) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GPS IIR-M-7 (USA-203) reach?
GPS IIR-20(M), one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 20,264 km orbit inclined 40.1°.
How many satellites did GPS IIR-M-7 (USA-203) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).