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Navstar GPS SVN 35

Delta 7925 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on August 30, 1993, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 30, 1993 · 12:38 UTCLaunch 1993-054Launch no. 3,839 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMDSSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 30, 1993, 12:38
Launch designation
1993-054
Mission
Navstar GPS SVN 35
Flight name
USA 94 (GPS IIA-22)
Vehicle flight ID
D222

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
21,375 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.9 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
GPS IIA-131993-054ANORAD 22779US Air Force Space and Missile CenterNavigation860 kgIn orbit
ACRE 11993-054AUSAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program———

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