GPS III SV06

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Positioning Navigation TimingMEOCOSPAR 2023-009ALaunched 1/18/2023

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: GPS III SV06 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date: 1/18/2023

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: MEO
Altitude: 20,181.5 km
Inclination: 55.1 deg
Orbit Plane: 3
Dry Mass: 2,160 kg
Total Mass: 4,352 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Positioning Navigation Timing
Payload Category: NAV
Payload Class: D

Organizations

Operator: U.S. Space Systems Command
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin

Constellation

Name: GPS
Active Satellites: 35
Planned Satellites: 24

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2023-009A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1110

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Mentions

5

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

GPS III Space Vehicle 06 (GPS III SV06) launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jan 23, 2023Lockheed Martin Launches Sixth GPS III Satellite Supporting US Space Force's GPS Constellation

GPS III SV06 launched at 7:24 a.m. ET on 2023-01-18 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jan 23, 2023Space Systems Command sets new launch record for the U.S. Space Force

Space Systems Command delivered the USSF-67 and GPS III SV06 missions for the U.S. Space Force in 61 hours.

RelationshipsPlanGeneralValue 4.5Jan 23, 2023Space Systems Command sets new launch record for the U.S. Space Force

SpaceX launched the U.S. Space Force and Lockheed Martin-built GPS III Space Vehicle 06 (GPS III SV06) from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on 2023-01-18.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jan 18, 2023UPDATE 2: The USSF’s GPS III SV06 makes its way to orbit courtesy of a SpaceX Falcon 9

GPS III SV06 is scheduled to launch in 2022 and will join the operational constellation of 31 GPS satellites.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Aug 24, 2021USSF’s SSC Declares Three GPS III Satellites Are Available For Launch