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Navstar GPS SVN 17

Delta 6925 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on December 11, 1989, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 11, 1989 · 18:10 UTCLaunch 1989-097Launch no. 3,468 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMDSSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 11, 1989, 18:10
Launch designation
1989-097
Mission
Navstar GPS SVN 17
Flight name
USA 49 (GPS II-5)
Vehicle flight ID
D190

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
23,041 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.7 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
GPS II-51989-097ANORAD 20361US 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.