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Navstar GPS SVN 19

Delta 6925 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on October 21, 1989, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 21, 1989 · 09:31 UTCLaunch 1989-085Launch no. 3,456 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMDSSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 21, 1989, 09:31
Launch designation
1989-085
Mission
Navstar GPS SVN 19
Flight name
USA 47 (GPS II-4)
Vehicle flight ID
D188

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
28,505 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.7 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
GPS II-41989-085ANORAD 20302US Air Force Space Systems DivisionNavigation776 kgIn orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.