USA-440

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USA-440
GPS Block IIIA.jpg
Artist's rendering of a GPS-III satellite in orbit
NamesNavstar 83
GPS-III SV07
Sally Ride
Mission type Navigation
Operator USSF
COSPAR ID 2024-242A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 62339
Mission duration15 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftGPS-III SV07
Spacecraft type GPS Block III
Manufacturer Lockheed Martin
Launch mass4352 kg
Power70/28 Volts
Start of mission
Launch date16 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
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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.

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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. 1 2 "USSF field commands successfully launch GPS III, demonstrating expedited launch capabilities". USSF Space Systems Command. Retrieved 2 Jan 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Robinson-Smith, Will. "U.S. Space Force launches expedited GPS mission using Falcon 9 rocket". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 2 Jan 2025.
  3. ↑ "GPS Block III SV04 | Falcon 9". Everyday Astronaut. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin Contracts for Next Set of GPS III Satellites". GPS World. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Whitney, Steve (5 December 2018). "GPS Enterprise Status and Modernization" (PDF). U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Public Affairs Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2018.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  6. ↑ "Military Communications & Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Overview & GPS Enterprise Update" (PDF). U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command. 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  7. ↑ "Fifth GPS III Satellite Takes to the Skies". Lockheed Martin. Retrieved 16 June 2021. Lockheed Martin's sixth, seventh and eighth GPS III satellites are already complete, "Available for Launch" and just waiting for launch date arrangements.
  8. ↑ "SpaceX launches RRT-1 satellite mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida". Florida Today. Retrieved 2 Jan 2025.
  9. ↑ "Falcon 9 Block 5 – GPS III-7 (USA 440) (RRT-1)". Next Spaceflight. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
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