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GPS-III SV02

GPS III satellite. GPS-III SV02 was launched on August 22, 2019 aboard a Delta 4M+(4,2) from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2019-056ANORAD 44506United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
GPS III SV02
Common name
GPS-III SV02
Payload designation
GPS SVN 75
Other names
USA 293,Navstar 78,Magellan
International designator
2019-056A
NORAD catalog number
44506
GCAT identifier
S44506
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/928

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
August 22, 2019 · 13:06 UTC
Launch record
2019-056Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC37B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
20,183 km
Apogee
20,194 km
Inclination
55.06°
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 Q106405833 (CC0).