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USA-84

American navigation satellite used for GPS. USA-84 was launched on September 9, 1992 aboard a Delta 7925 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1992-058ANORAD 22108United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
GPS IIA-6
Common name
USA-84
Payload designation
GPS SVN 27
Other names
USA 84,Navstar 27
International designator
1992-058A
NORAD catalog number
22108
GCAT identifier
S22108
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/260

Mission

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

Launch

Date
September 9, 1992 · 08:57 UTC
Launch record
1992-058Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
19,914 km
Apogee
20,451 km
Inclination
54.77°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
December 2011
End of operations
Oct 6, 2012

Size

Mass
860 kg
Dry mass
860 kg
Total mass with attached objects
1,881 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 Q7865709 (CC0).