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Navstar GPS SVN 40

Delta 7925 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on July 16, 1996, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 16, 1996 · 00:50 UTCLaunch 1996-041Launch no. 4,085 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMDSSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 16, 1996, 00:50
Launch designation
1996-041
Mission
Navstar GPS SVN 40
Flight name
USA 126 (GPS IIA-26)
Vehicle flight ID
D237

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
30,087 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.9 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
GPS IIA-171996-041ANORAD 23953US 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.