Names | Navstar 84 GPS-III SV08 |
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Mission type | Navigation |
Operator | USSF |
COSPAR ID | 2025-116A |
SATCAT no. | 64202 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | GPS-III SV08 |
Spacecraft type | GPS Block III |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 30 May 2025 |
Rocket | Falcon 9 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-40 |
Contractor | SpaceX |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Medium Earth orbit (Semi-synchronous orbit) |
USA-545, also known as GPS-III SV08, NAVSTAR 84, [1] is a United States navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System.
SV08 is the eighth GPS Block III satellite to launch.
USA-545 was launched by SpaceX on 30 May 2025 at 17:37 UTC, atop a Falcon 9 rocket, [2] in a mission named GPS III-7. [3]
The launch took place from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. [3] [2]