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Navstar GPS SVN 29

Delta 7925 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on December 18, 1992, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 18, 1992 · 22:16 UTCLaunch 1992-089Launch no. 3,775 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMDSSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 18, 1992, 22:16
Launch designation
1992-089
Mission
Navstar GPS SVN 29
Flight name
USA 87 (GPS IIA-17)
Vehicle flight ID
D217

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
21,500 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.9 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
GPS IIA-81992-089ANORAD 22275US Air Force Space and Missile CenterNavigation860 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.