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GPS SVN 63

Delta 4M+(4,2) launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on July 16, 2011, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 16, 2011 · 06:41 UTCLaunch 2011-036Launch no. 5,141 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC37B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyULAUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 16, 2011, 06:41
Launch designation
2011-036
Mission
GPS SVN 63
Flight name
GPS IIF SV-2
Vehicle flight ID
D4-17/D355

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
185 km
Initial apogee
400 km
Inclination
41.6°
Payload mass to orbit
1.6 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
GPS IIF-22011-036ANORAD 37753US Air Force Space and Missile CenterNavigation1,630 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.