Thursday, December 21, 2000

Navstar 14

 1989-013A


The first Block II GPS satellite was SVN 14 (PRN 14, USA 35). It used the first Delta 6925 (Interim Delta II) launch vehicle, and was the first GPS launch from Cape Canaveral. Navstar 14 entered the E plane (slot E1)


Navstar 14 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1989 Feb 14  1830  Launch by Delta II 6925  CC LC17 
  T+0:56 SRM 1-3,7-9 out  
  T+1:01 SRM 4-6 on 
  T+1:02 SRM 1-3 sep 
  T+1:03 SRM 7-9 sep 
  T+1:57 SRM 4-6 off 
  T+2:02 SRM 4-6 sep 
  T+4:25 MECO 
  T+4:31 VECO  
  T+4:33 Stage 1 sep 
 1834  Stage 2 TIG (T+4:38) 
 1834  Fairing sep (T+4:50) 
 1841  SECO-1 Stage 2 cutoff (T+11:37)  166 x 200 x 35.66 
  T+20:55 spinup 
 1850  T+20:58 Delta sep 
  T+21:35 TES 
 1853 T+23:02 TECO  
 1854 T+24:55 Stage 3 sep  358.66 157 x 20531 x 37.4 
 1854 T+24:57 Yo weight  
  T+1:05:00 SES-2 depletion  
 1936  T+1:06:20 SECO-2 depletion  95.21 186 x 872 x 30.3 (B) 
1989 Feb 16  1530? Star 37 apogee burn  720.01 20010 x 20455 x 55.1 
1989 Feb 18    715.02 19870 x 20349 x 55.1 
1989 Apr 15   In service 
1997 Feb 1   Operating in slot E1 
2000 Mar 26   Reaction wheel failure 
2000 Jun 14   Decommissioned 

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