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GPS-III SV08

GPS III satellite. GPS-III SV08 was launched on May 30, 2025 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2025-116ANORAD 64202United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
GPS III SV08
Common name
GPS-III SV08
Other names
USA 545,Navstar 84
International designator
2025-116A
NORAD catalog number
64202
GCAT identifier
S64202
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1302

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
May 30, 2025 · 17:37 UTC
Launch record
2025-116Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
20,178 km
Apogee
20,185 km
Inclination
55.00°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
May 30, 2025

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 Q134704557 (CC0).