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Navstar GPS SVN 33

Delta 7925 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on March 28, 1996, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 28, 1996 · 00:21 UTCLaunch 1996-019Launch no. 4,060 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMDSSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 28, 1996, 00:21
Launch designation
1996-019
Mission
Navstar GPS SVN 33
Flight name
USA 117 (GPS IIA-25)
Vehicle flight ID
D234

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
20,919 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.9 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
GPS IIA-161996-019ANORAD 23833US 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.