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Navstar GPS SVN 30

Delta 7925 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on September 12, 1996, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 12, 1996 · 08:49 UTCLaunch 1996-056Launch no. 4,100 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMDSSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 12, 1996, 08:49
Launch designation
1996-056
Mission
Navstar GPS SVN 30
Flight name
USA 128 (GPS IIA-27)
Vehicle flight ID
D238

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
33,649 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.9 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
GPS IIA-181996-056ANORAD 24320US 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.