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GPS IIR-3

retired

Positioning Navigation TimingMEOCOSPAR 1999-055ALaunched 10/7/1999

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: USA 145 (GPS IIR-3)
Launch Vehicle: Delta 7925-9.5
Launch Date: 10/7/1999
Last Contact: 11/10/2020

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: MEO
Altitude: 20,182 km
Inclination: 53.04 deg
Orbit Plane: 3
Dry Mass: 910 kg
Total Mass: 2,032 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: 1999-055A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/369