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 89.846°
Eccentricity 0.00023
RA ascending node 3.450 hr
Argument perigee 100.991°
Mean anomaly 259.158°
Orbital period 97.091 min
Epoch of osculation 26 Mar 2026, 09:12

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 624.9 km
Mean Altitude 626.5 km
Peak Altitude 628.1 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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