NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

GPS IIIF-1

Launch Time
NET 2027
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Rocket

Falcon Heavy
Image Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX
Status: Active
Price: $97.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 22,819 kN
Payload to LEO: 63,800 kg
Payload to GTO: 26,700 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 70.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m
Fairing Height: 13.0 m

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.

Payloads: 1
Medium Earth Orbit

Location

LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA