# USA-49

> American navigation satellite used for GPS

**Wikidata**: [Q7865696](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7865696)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA-49)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/usa-49

## Summary
USA-49 is an American GPS navigation satellite launched on 1989-12-11. It is a NAVSTAR Global Positioning System satellite manufactured by Rockwell International and operated by the United States Air Force.

## Key Facts
- USA-49 is a GPS satellite (instance_of: GPS satellite) used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System.  
- Launch date: 1989-12-11.  
- COSPAR ID: 1989-097A.  
- Satellite catalog number (SCN): 20361.  
- Operator: United States Air Force.  
- Manufacturer: Rockwell International.  
- Launch vehicle: Delta II.  
- Launch site / start point: Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17.  
- Significant event: rocket launch at Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17 on 1989-12-11.  
- Freebase ID: /m/0k8yfsh.

## FAQs
### Q: What is USA-49?
A: USA-49 is an American navigation satellite that is part of the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS). It serves as a GPS satellite operated by the United States Air Force.

### Q: When and where was USA-49 launched?
A: USA-49 was launched on 1989-12-11 from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17.

### Q: Who built and flew USA-49?
A: USA-49 was manufactured by Rockwell International and launched on a Delta II launch vehicle. It is operated by the United States Air Force.

### Q: How is USA-49 identified in space catalogues?
A: USA-49 carries the COSPAR ID 1989-097A and the satellite catalog number (SCN) 20361.

## Why It Matters
USA-49 is part of the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System, a constellation of satellites that provides global positioning, navigation, and timing services. As one of the GPS satellites launched and operated by the United States Air Force, USA-49 contributed to the continuity and redundancy of the GPS constellation during its operational period. Satellites like USA-49 enable precise location and timing solutions used across military, civil, and commercial applications worldwide. The satellite’s manufacture by Rockwell International and its Delta II launch represent the industrial and launch infrastructure used to deploy GPS capability in the late 1980s. Recording its identifiers (COSPAR ID 1989-097A and SCN 20361) and launch details helps maintain an accurate historical and technical record for space operations, conjunction analysis, and the archival tracking of NAVSTAR/GPS assets.

## Notable For
- Being a NAVSTAR GPS satellite launched on 1989-12-11 (COSPAR ID 1989-097A).  
- Launch aboard a Delta II vehicle from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17.  
- Manufactured by Rockwell International and operated by the United States Air Force.  
- Catalogued as SCN 20361, providing a unique identifier in space object registries.

## Body
### Overview
- USA-49 is described as an American navigation satellite used for GPS.  
- It is an instance of the GPS satellite class, which serves the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System.

### Launch and mission event
- Launch date: 1989-12-11.  
- Launch vehicle: Delta II.  
- Launch site: Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17.  
- The recorded significant event is the rocket launch at Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17 on 1989-12-11.

### Identifiers and cataloguing
- COSPAR ID: 1989-097A.  
- Satellite catalog number (SCN): 20361.  
- Freebase ID: /m/0k8yfsh.  
- Wikipedia title associated with the object: USA-49.

### Manufacturer and operator
- Manufacturer: Rockwell International.  
- Operator: United States Air Force.  
- Country of origin: United States.

### Classification
- Classified as a GPS satellite within the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System constellation.

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report