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Navstar GPS SVN 34

Delta 7925 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on October 26, 1993, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 26, 1993 · 17:04 UTCLaunch 1993-068Launch no. 3,855 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMDSSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 26, 1993, 17:04
Launch designation
1993-068
Mission
Navstar GPS SVN 34
Flight name
USA 96 (GPS IIA-23)
Vehicle flight ID
D223

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
21,328 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.9 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
GPS IIA-141993-068ANORAD 22877US 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.