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Navstar GPS SVN 31

Delta 7925 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on March 30, 1993, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 30, 1993 · 03:09 UTCLaunch 1993-017Launch no. 3,799 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMDSSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 30, 1993, 03:09
Launch designation
1993-017
Mission
Navstar GPS SVN 31
Flight name
USA 90 (GPS IIA-19)
Vehicle flight ID
D219

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
21,311 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.9 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
GPS IIA-101993-017ANORAD 22581US Air Force Space and Missile CenterNavigation860 kgIn orbit
SEDS 11993-017BNORAD 22582NASA Marshall Space Flight CenterTechnology30 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 30, 1993
SEDS 1 Deployer1993-017CNASA Marshall Space Flight Center———

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