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GPS-III SV09
GPS III satellite. GPS-III SV09 was launched on January 28, 2026 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2026-017ANORAD 67588United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- GPS III SV09
- Common name
- GPS-III SV09
- Other names
- Navstar 85,USA 581:U
- International designator
- 2026-017A
- NORAD catalog number
- 67588
- GCAT identifier
- S67588
Mission
- Mission type
- Navigation
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- GPS III
- Owner
- USSF SSC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Lockheed Martin Space Systems (Denver), Astronautics Operations
- Platform (bus)
- A2100
Launch
- Date
- January 28, 2026 · 04:53 UTC
- Launch record
- 2026-017Success
- Rocket
- Falcon 9
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- MEO
- Perigee
- 20,117 km
- Apogee
- 20,248 km
- Inclination
- 55.04°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Jan 28, 2026
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 Q137924596 (CC0).