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GPS-III SV07

GPS III satellite. GPS-III SV07 was launched on December 17, 2024 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2024-242ANORAD 62339United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
GPS III SV07
Common name
GPS-III SV07
Payload designation
RRT-1
Other names
USA 440,Navstar 83
International designator
2024-242A
NORAD catalog number
62339
GCAT identifier
S62339
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1249

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 17, 2024 · 00:52 UTC
Launch record
2024-242Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
20,170 km
Apogee
20,195 km
Inclination
54.99°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Dec 17, 2024

Size

Mass
4,352 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 Q131463727 (CC0).