USA-343

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USA-343
GPS Block IIIA.jpg
Artist's rendering of GPS-III SV06 in orbit
NamesNavstar 82
GPS-III SV06
Amelia Earhart
Mission type Navigation
Operator USSF
COSPAR ID 2023-009A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 55268
Mission duration15 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftGPS-III SV06
Spacecraft type GPS Block III
Manufacturer Lockheed Martin
Launch mass4352 kg
Power watts
Start of mission
Launch date18 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
 

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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Satellite

SV06 is the sixth GPS Block III satellite. It was declared operational on 31 January 2023. [2]

The spacecraft is built on the Lockheed Martin A2100 satellite bus, and weighs approximately 4,352 kg (9,595 lb). [1]

Launch

USA-343 was launched by SpaceX on 18 January 2023 at 12:24 UTC, atop Falcon 9 booster B1077.

The launch took place from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, and placed USA-343 directly into semi-synchronous orbit. About eight minutes after launch, Falcon 9 successfully landed on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas . [1]

Orbit

As of 2023, USA-343 was in a 55.1 degree inclination orbit with a perigee of 20,178 kilometers (12,538 mi) and an apogee of 20,200 km (12,600 mi). [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Rosenstein, Sawyer (18 January 2023). "SpaceX launches sixth next-generation GPS satellite". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. "GPS III SV06 receives Operational Acceptance". GPS World. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. "Technical details for satellite NAVSTAR 82 (USA 343)". N2YO.com - Real Time Satellite Tracking and Predictions. Retrieved 19 June 2023.