NEXT SPACEFLIGHT
NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

GPS IIIF-1

Launch Time
NET 2027

Originally planned to launch on a Falcon Heavy, GPS IIIF-1 was shifted to Vulcan when GPS III SV08, intended to launch on Vulcan, was moved to the Falcon 9 in 2025.

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Rocket

Vulcan VC2S
Image Credit: ULA
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Status: Active
Liftoff Thrust: 8,952 kN
Payload to LEO: 19,000 kg
Payload to GTO: 8,400 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 61.6 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.4 m
Fairing Height: 15.5 m
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Mission Details

GPS IIIF-1

GPS IIIF (Global Positioning System) is the second evolution stage of the third generation of GPS satellites.

The U.S. Air Force announced in September 2018 that a team led by Lockheed Martin won the competition to build the next-generation Global Positioning System (Navstar) Space System program, known as GPS IIIF.

The satellites will be based on Lockheed Martin's LM2100M bus. These satellites are redesigned to be serviceable in orbit so they can be upgraded with new hardware.

Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin
Operator: United States Space Force
Payloads: 1
Medium Earth Orbit
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Location

SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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