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GPS-III SV01

GPS III satellite. GPS-III SV01 was launched on December 23, 2018 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2018-109ANORAD 43873United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
GPS III SV01
Common name
GPS-III SV01
Payload designation
GPS SVN 74
Other names
USA 289,Navstar 77,Vespucci
International designator
2018-109A
NORAD catalog number
43873
GCAT identifier
S43873
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/924

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Defense
Program
GPS III
Country
United States
Builder
Lockheed Martin Space Systems (Denver), Astronautics Operations
Platform (bus)
A2100

Launch

Date
December 23, 2018 · 13:51 UTC
Launch record
2018-109Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
20,166 km
Apogee
20,196 km
Inclination
55.00°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 5, 2023

Size

Mass
4,400 kg
Dry mass
2,160 kg
Length
3.4 m
Diameter
1.80 m
Span
14.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q83277259 (CC0).