Engineering:USA-440
 Artist's rendering of a GPS-III satellite in orbit | |
| Names | Navstar 83 GPS-III SV07 Sally Ride |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Navigation |
| Operator | USSF |
| COSPAR ID | 2024-242A |
| SATCAT no. | 62339 |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | GPS-III SV07 |
| Spacecraft type | GPS Block III |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
| Launch mass | 4352 kg |
| Power | 70/28 Volts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 16 December 2024 |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 (F9-410) |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Medium Earth orbit (Semi-synchronous orbit) |
| Period | 718.0 minutes |
USA-440, also known as GPS-III SV07, NAVSTAR 83, RRT-1[1] or Sally Ride,[2] is a United States navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System.
The satellite is named after Sally Ride.[2]
The RRT-1 name refers to the Rapid Response Trailblazer program in which the satellite was launched on an accelerated timeline.[1]
Satellite
SV07 is the seventh GPS Block III satellite to launch.[2]
The spacecraft is built on the Lockheed Martin A2100 satellite bus, and weighs in at 4,331 kg (9,548 lb).[3]
Space vehicle manufacturing contract awarded February 2013.[4] It was in assembly in December 2018.[5] Declared "Available for Launch" on 20 May 2021.[6][7]
Launch
USA-440 was launched by SpaceX on 16 December 2024 at 7:52pm Eastern, atop a Falcon 9 rocket.[8]
The launch took place from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "USSF field commands successfully launch GPS III, demonstrating expedited launch capabilities". https://www.ssc.spaceforce.mil/Newsroom/Article-Display/Article/4009075/ussf-field-commands-successfully-launch-gps-iii-demonstrating-expedited-launch.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Robinson-Smith, Will. "U.S. Space Force launches expedited GPS mission using Falcon 9 rocket". https://spaceflightnow.com/2024/12/17/u-s-space-force-launches-expedited-gps-mission-using-falcon-9-rocket/.
- ↑ "GPS Block III SV04 | Falcon 9" (in en-US). 4 November 2020. https://wpcstagingeverydayastronaut.wpcomstaging.com/gps-block-iii-sv04/.
- ↑ "Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin Contracts for Next Set of GPS III Satellites". GPS World. 26 February 2013. http://gpsworld.com/air-force-awards-lockheed-martin-contracts-for-next-set-of-gps-iii-satellites/.
- ↑ Whitney, Steve (5 December 2018). "GPS Enterprise Status and Modernization". U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Public Affairs Office. https://www.gps.gov/governance/advisory/meetings/2018-12/claxton.pdf.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ "Military Communications & Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Overview & GPS Enterprise Update". U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command. 2022-11-16. https://www.gps.gov/governance/advisory/meetings/2022-11/baker.pdf.
- ↑ "Fifth GPS III Satellite Takes to the Skies". https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/news/features/2021/fifth-gps-iii-satellite-launch.html. "Lockheed Martin's sixth, seventh and eighth GPS III satellites are already complete, "Available for Launch" and just waiting for launch date arrangements."
- ↑ "SpaceX launches RRT-1 satellite mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida". https://www.floridatoday.com/picture-gallery/tech/science/space/spacex/2024/12/16/spacex-launches-rrt-1-satellite-mission-from-cape-canaveral-space-force-station-in-florida/76942383007/.
- ↑ "Falcon 9 Block 5 – GPS III-7 (USA 440) (RRT-1)" (in en). https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7341.
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