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USA-94

American navigation satellite used for GPS. USA-94 was launched on August 30, 1993 aboard a Delta 7925 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1993-054ANORAD 22779United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
GPS IIA-13
Common name
USA-94
Payload designation
GPS SVN 35
Other names
USA 94,Navstar 34
International designator
1993-054A
NORAD catalog number
22779
GCAT identifier
S22779
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
August 30, 1993 · 12:38 UTC
Launch record
1993-054Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
20,109 km
Apogee
20,257 km
Inclination
54.89°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
September 2014
End of operations
May 1, 2013

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 Q7865716 (CC0).