USA-309

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USA-309
GPS Block IIIA.jpg
Artist's rendering of GPS-III SV04 in orbit
NamesNavstar 80
GPS-III SV04
Sacagawea
Mission type Navigation
Operator USSF
COSPAR ID 2020-078A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 46826
Mission duration15 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftGPS-III SV04
Spacecraft type GPS Block III
Manufacturer Lockheed Martin
Launch mass4331 kg
Power watts
Start of mission
Launch date5 November 2020, 23:24 UTC
Rocket Falcon 9 B1062.1
Launch site Cape Canaveral, SLC-40
Contractor SpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric orbit
Regime Medium Earth orbit
(Semi-synchronous orbit)
Perigee altitude 20,181 km (12,540 mi)
Apogee altitude 20,196 km (12,549 mi)
Inclination 54.9°
Period 718.0 minutes
 

USA-309, also known as GPS-III SV04, NAVSTAR 80 or Sacagawea, is a United States navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System. It was the fourth GPS Block III satellite to be launched. [1]

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Satellite

SV04 is the fourth GPS Block III satellite to be launched. Launch was pushed back several times due to delays with the earlier satellites. [2]

The spacecraft is built on the Lockheed Martin A2100 satellite bus, and weighs in at 4,331 kg (9,548 lb). [3]

Launch

USA-309 was launched by SpaceX on 5th of November 2020 at 23:24 UTC atop Falcon 9 booster B1062. [4] The launch took place from SLC-40 of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and placed USA-309 directly into semi-synchronous orbit. About eight minutes after launch, Falcon 9 B1062 successfully landed on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You. [1]

Orbit

As of 2021, USA-309 was in a 54.9 degree inclination orbit with a perigee of 20,181 kilometers (12,540 mi) and an apogee of 20,198 km (12,550 mi). [5]

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References

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