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9 October 1985, 02:53 UTC

GPS 11

Atlas E/SGS-2Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Drawing of the Atlas E/SGS-2 for GPS 11

Atlas E/SGS-2 from Vandenberg placed Navstar 11 (GPS SVN 11 / USA-10), a Block I Global Positioning System navigation satellite into medium Earth orbit for the U.S. military GPS constellation.

Outcome
Success
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth orbit
Payload to orbit
792 kg
Flight
4th
of 4 Atlas E/SGS-2 flights
Date and time
9 October 1985, 02:53 UTC
Builder
Convair
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Payload
Navigation
International designator
1985-093
Launches in 1985
96th of 125

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