NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

USSF-88 (GPS IIIF-4)

Launch Time
NET 2028
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Rocket

Vulcan VC2S
Image Credit: ULA
ULA
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

Mission Details

GPS IIIF-4

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

Location

SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA