USA-289
 Artist's rendering of GPS-III SV01 in Space. | |
| Names | Navstar 77 GPS-III SV01 Vespucci |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Navigation |
| Operator | USAF |
| COSPAR ID | 2018-109A [1] |
| SATCAT no. | 43873 |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | GPS-III SV01 |
| Spacecraft type | GPS Block III |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
| Launch mass | 4400 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 23 December 2018, 13:51 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 B1054 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Medium Earth orbit (Semi-synchronous orbit) |
| Perigee altitude | 20,118 km (12,501 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 20,196 km (12,549 mi) |
| Inclination | 55.00° |
| Period | 716.7 minutes |
USA-289, also known as GPS-III SV01 or Vespucci, is a United States navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System. It was the first GPS Block III satellite to be launched.[2]
Satellite
[edit]SV01 is the first GPS Block III satellite to be launched. Ordered in 2008 and originally intended to be launched in 2014, numerous technical delays pushed launch back to 2018.[3]
The spacecraft is built on the Lockheed Martin A2100 satellite bus, and weighs in at 4,400kg (9,700lbs), making SV01 the heaviest GPS satellite ever launched.[4]
Launch
[edit]USA-289 was launched by SpaceX on 23 December 2018 at 13:51 UTC atop expendable Falcon 9 booster B1054. The launch took place from SLC-40 of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and placed USA-289 directly into semi-synchronous orbit.
Orbit
[edit]As of 2021, USA-289 was in a 55-degree inclination orbit with a perigee of 20,158 kilometers (12,525 miles) and an apogee of 20,222 kilometers (12,565 miles).[5] The satellite is the first GPS satellite to be able to broadcast the civilian L1C signal.[6]
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References
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- ^ "Navstar 77". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "GPS III Space Vehicle No. 1 "Vespucci" Arrives in Florida". Los Angeles Air Force Base. Retrieved 19 December 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "You are being redirected..." gpsworld.com. December 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "GPS-3 (Navstar-3)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Technical details for satellite NAVSTAR 77 (USA 289)". N2YO.com - Real Time Satellite Tracking and Predictions. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Signal, orbit and clock analysis of GPS-III SV01" (PDF). Copernicus.
