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USA-92

American navigation satellite used for GPS. USA-92 was launched on June 26, 1993 aboard a Delta 7925 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1993-042ANORAD 22700United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
GPS IIA-12
Common name
USA-92
Payload designation
GPS SVN 39
Other names
USA 92,Navstar 33
International designator
1993-042A
NORAD catalog number
22700
GCAT identifier
S22700
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/271

Mission

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

Launch

Date
June 26, 1993 · 13:27 UTC
Launch record
1993-042Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
20,120 km
Apogee
20,244 km
Inclination
54.73°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
June 2011
End of operations
May 19, 2014

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 Q7865715 (CC0).