USA-343
GPS III satellite / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USA-343, also known as GPS-III SV06, NAVSTAR 82 or Amelia Earhart, is a United States navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System. It was the sixth GPS Block III satellite to be launched.[1]
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Names | Navstar 82 GPS-III SV06 Amelia Earhart |
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Mission type | Navigation |
Operator | USSF |
COSPAR ID | 2023-009A |
SATCAT no. | 55268 |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | GPS-III SV06 |
Spacecraft type | GPS Block III |
Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
Launch mass | 4352 kg |
Power | watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 18 January 2023, 12:24 UTC |
Rocket | Falcon 9 B1077.2 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-40 |
Contractor | SpaceX |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Medium Earth orbit (Semi-synchronous orbit) |
Perigee altitude | 20,178 km (12,538 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 20,200 km (12,600 mi) |
Inclination | 55.1° |
Period | 718.0 minutes |
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