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USA-96

American navigation satellite. USA-96 was launched on October 26, 1993 aboard a Delta 7925 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1993-068ANORAD 22877United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
GPS IIA-14
Common name
USA-96
Payload designation
GPS SVN 34
Other names
USA 96,Navstar 35
International designator
1993-068A
NORAD catalog number
22877
GCAT identifier
S22877
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/274

Mission

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

Launch

Date
October 26, 1993 · 17:04 UTC
Launch record
1993-068Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
20,104 km
Apogee
20,260 km
Inclination
55.08°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
October 2019
End of operations
Oct 7, 2019

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 Q7865717 (CC0).