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Navstar GPS SVN 24

Delta 7925 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on July 4, 1991, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 4, 1991 · 02:32 UTCLaunch 1991-047Launch no. 3,642 in the log
RocketDelta 7925
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMDSSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 4, 1991, 02:32
Launch designation
1991-047
Mission
Navstar GPS SVN 24
Flight name
USA 71 (GPS IIA-11)
Vehicle flight ID
D206

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
21,071 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.0 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
GPS IIA-21991-047ANORAD 21552US Air Force Space Systems DivisionNavigation860 kgIn orbit
LOSAT-X1991-047BNORAD 21553Strategic Defense Initiative Organization, DoDMissile early warning75 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 15, 1991

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