Launch · COSPAR 2004-023 · 23 Jun 2004

NAVSTAR 55 (USA 178)

Name: Launch 2004-023 — NAVSTAR 55 (USA 178)
Start: 2004-06-23
Location: Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida

Payloads

Catalogued objects

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

Decayed

75% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 4

Payload Payload · 1

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
NAVSTAR 55 (USA 178)GPS (NAVSTAR)	28361	2004-023A	Inactive	MEO	19,761 / 20,604 km	54.93°	on orbit	United States Space Force

Rocket body Rocket body · 2

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
DELTA 2 R/B(1)	28362	2004-023B	Decayed	LEO	133 / 200 km	32.85°	01 Sept 2004	—
DELTA 2 R/B(2) [PAM-D]	28363	2004-023C	Decayed	LEO	100 / 147 km	38.64°	30 Jun 2010	—

Debris Debris · 1

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
DELTA 2 DEB	29422	2004-023D	Decayed	LEO	132 / 342 km	38.66°	06 Jul 2025	—

Record

Timeline

11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
DecommissionNAVSTAR 55 (USA 178) reported inactive
SATCAT status changed ? → B.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 2004-023; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.