Spacecraft information: GP-B

Launch Details
Launched 19 April 2004
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 28230
COSPAR ID 2004-014A
Alternative names GRAVITY PROBE B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 89.845°
Eccentricity 0.00020
RA ascending node 3.588 hr
Argument perigee 100.050°
Mean anomaly 260.095°
Orbital period 97.105 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Dec 2025, 04:52

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 625.8 km
Mean Altitude 627.2 km
Peak Altitude 628.6 km

Launched alongside

DELTA 2 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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