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GPS SVN 13

Former American navigation satellite. GPS SVN 13 was launched on June 10, 1989 aboard a Delta 6925 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1989-044ANORAD 20061United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
GPS II-2
Common name
GPS SVN 13
Payload designation
GPS SVN 13
Other names
USA 38,Navstar 14
International designator
1989-044A
NORAD catalog number
20061
GCAT identifier
S20061
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/212

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Defense
Program
GPS II
Country
United States
Builder
Rockwell/Seal Beach
Platform (bus)
GPS II

Launch

Date
June 10, 1989 · 22:30 UTC
Launch record
1989-044Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
19,967 km
Apogee
20,395 km
Inclination
54.59°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
May 12, 2004
End of operations
May 12, 2004

Size

Mass
776 kg
Dry mass
776 kg
Total mass with attached objects
1,667 kg
Length
2.4 m
Diameter
1.80 m
Span
5.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q7865692 (CC0).