USA-94
| Mission type | Navigation |
|---|---|
| Operator | US Air Force |
| COSPAR ID | 1993-054A[1] |
| SATCAT № | 22779[1] |
| Mission duration | 7.5 years (planned)[2] 19.6 years (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | GPS Block IIA[2] |
| Manufacturer | Rockwell[2] |
| Launch mass | 1,816 kilograms (4,004 lb)[2] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 30 August 1993, 12:38:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Delta II 7925-9.5, D222[3] |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-17B[3] |
| End of mission | |
| Deactivated | 01 May 2013, 22:00:00 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Medium Earth (Semi-synchronous) |
| Perigee | 20,109 kilometres (12,495 mi)[5] |
| Apogee | 20,257 kilometres (12,587 mi)[5] |
| Inclination | 54.8 degrees[5] |
| Period | 718 minutes[5] |
USA-94, also known as GPS IIA-13, GPS II-22 and GPS SVN-35, was an American navigation satellite which formed part of the Global Positioning System. It was the thirteenth of nineteen Block IIA GPS satellites to be launched.
USA-94 was launched at 12:38:00 UTC on 30 August 1993, atop a Delta II carrier rocket, flight number D222, flying in the 7925-9.5 configuration.[3] The launch took place from Launch Complex 17B at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station,[6] and placed USA-94 into a transfer orbit. The satellite raised itself into medium Earth orbit using a Star-37XFP apogee motor.[2]
On 1 October 1993, USA-94 was in an orbit with a perigee of 20,109 kilometres (12,495 mi), an apogee of 20,257 kilometres (12,587 mi), a period of 718 minutes, and 54.8 degrees of inclination to the equator.[5] It broadcast the PRN 30 signal, and operated in slot 4, and later 5, of plane B of the GPS constellation.[7] The satellite had a mass of 1,816 kilograms (4,004 lb) and a design life of 7.5 years.[2] It was decommissioned on 1 May 2013, after almost 20 years in orbit.[4]
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