GPS · Navigation
GPS BIII-9 (PRN 20)
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GPS BIII-9 (PRN 20) is a U.S. Space Force navigation satellite, part of the GPS constellation, launched on January 28, 2026 into MEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- January 28, 2026 at 04:53 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
- Launched by
- Falcon 9 Block 5 →
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Mission
- GPS III SV09
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- MEO
- Apoapsis
- 20,241 km
- Periapsis
- 20,122 km
- Inclination
- 55.09°
- Orbital period
- 717.95 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- U.S. Space Force
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin
- Users
- Government/Military
- Launch mass
- 4,352 kg
- Design lifetime
- 15 years
- Detailed purpose
- Navigation
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2026-017A
- NORAD catalog №
- 67588
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Constellation
- GPS
- Status
- Operational
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