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USA 39

20066. USA 39 was launched on June 14, 1989 aboard a Titan 402A/IUS from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1989-046ANORAD 20066United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
DSP F14
Common name
USA 39
Payload designation
DSP 14
Other names
USA 39
International designator
1989-046A
NORAD catalog number
20066
GCAT identifier
S20066
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/212

Mission

Mission type
Missile early warning
Use
Defense
Program
DSP-14
Country
United States
Builder
TRW Inc.
Platform (bus)
DSP B14

Launch

Date
June 14, 1989 · 13:18 UTC
Launch record
1989-046Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/I
Perigee
35,449 km
Apogee
36,123 km
Inclination
5.00°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
April 2001
End of operations
April 2001

Size

Mass
2,360 kg
Dry mass
2,200 kg
Length
10.0 m
Diameter
3.30 m
Span
11.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111500444 (CC0).