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Navstar GPS SVN 21

Delta 6925 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on August 2, 1990, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 2, 1990 · 05:39 UTCLaunch 1990-068Launch no. 3,543 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMDSSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 2, 1990, 05:39
Launch designation
1990-068
Mission
Navstar GPS SVN 21
Flight name
USA 63 (GPS II-8)
Vehicle flight ID
D197

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
21,597 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.7 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
GPS II-81990-068ANORAD 20724US 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.