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Navstar GPS SVN 38

Delta 7925 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on November 6, 1997, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 6, 1997 · 00:30 UTCLaunch 1997-067Launch no. 4,187 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyBoeingUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 6, 1997, 00:30
Launch designation
1997-067
Mission
Navstar GPS SVN 38
Flight name
USA 134 (GPS IIA-28)
Vehicle flight ID
D249

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
21,507 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.9 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
GPS IIA-191997-067ANORAD 25030US 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.