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Launch of GPS-III 03

Names| Navstar 79
GPS-III SV03
Matthew Henson
Mission type| Navigation
Operator| USAF
COSPAR ID| 2020-41A
SATCAT no.| 45854
Mission duration| 15 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft| GPS-III SV03
Spacecraft type| GPS Block III
Bus| A2100M
Manufacturer| Lockheed Martin
Launch mass| 4311 kg
Power| watts
Start of mission
Launch date| 30 June 2020, 20:40 UTC
Rocket| Falcon 9 Block 5
(F9-088)
Launch site| Cape Canaveral, SLC-40
Contractor| SpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference system| Geocentric orbit
Regime| Medium Earth orbit
(Semi-synchronous orbit)
Perigee altitude| 20,164 km (12,529 mi)
Apogee altitude| 20,214 km (12,560 mi)
Inclination| 55.2°
Period| 718.0 minutes

GPS Series

<- USA-293 (GPS-III 02)

USA-309 (GPS-III 04) ->

USA-304, also known as GPS-III SV03 or Matthew Henson,[n 1] is a United States navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System. It was the third GPS Block III satellite to be launched.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Satellite
* 2 Launch
* 3 Orbit
* 4 Notes
* 5 References

## Satellite

Artist's rendering of GPS-III satellite in orbit

SV03 is the third GPS Block III satellite to be launched. Ordered in 2008, launch was pushed back several times to 2020 due to delays with the first and second satellites.[3]

The spacecraft is built on the Lockheed Martin A2100 satellite bus, and weighs in at 4,311 kg (9,504 lb).[4]

## Launch

USA-304 was launched by SpaceX on 30 June 2020 at 20:10 UTC atop Falcon 9 booster B1060.[2] The launch took place from SLC-40 of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and placed USA-304 directly into semi-synchronous orbit. About eight minutes after launch, Falcon 9 B1060 successfully landed on Just Read the Instructions.[5]

## Orbit

As of 2021, USA-304 was in a 55.2 degree inclination orbit with a perigee of 20,164 kilometers (12,529 mi) and an apogee of 20,214 km (12,560 mi).[6]

GPS-III SV03 is launched on a Falcon 9

## Notes

1. ↑ originally named Columbus[1]

## References

1. ↑ Clark, Stephen (2 October 2020). "Space Force announces new nicknames for GPS satellites". Spaceflight Now. https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/10/02/space-force-announces-new-nicknames-for-gps-satellites/.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Atkinson, Ian (30 June 2020). "SpaceX launches third GPS Block III satellite" (in en-US). https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/06/spacex-launch-third-gps-block-iii-satellite/.
3. ↑ "SMC and SpaceX launch third GPS III satellite" (in en-US). 30 June 2020. https://www.gpsworld.com/smc-and-spacex-poised-for-third-gps-iii-falcon-9-launch/.
4. ↑ "GPS-3 (Navstar-3)" (in en). https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/navstar-3.htm.
5. ↑ Clark, Stephen. "Timeline for Falcon 9's launch of the GPS 3 SV03 spacecraft – Spaceflight Now" (in en-US). https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/06/30/timeline-for-falcon-9s-launch-of-the-gps-3-sv03-spacecraft/.
6. ↑ "Technical details for satellite NAVSTAR 79 (USA 304)". https://www.n2yo.com//satellite/?s=45854.

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NAVSTAR Global Positioning System satellites

List of GPS satellites

Block I|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7†
* 8
* 9
* 10
* 11

Block II|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9

Block IIA|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10
* 11
* 12
* 13
* 14
* 15
* 16
* 17
* 18
* 19

Block IIR|

* 1†
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10
* 11
* 12
* 13
* 14
* 15
* 16
* 17
* 18
* 19
* 20
* 21

Block IIRM|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8

Block IIF|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10
* 11
* 12

Block III|

* 01
* 02
* 03
* 04
* 05
* 06
* 07
* 08
* 09
* 10

Block IIIF|

* 01
* 02
* 03
* 04
* 05
* 06
* 07
* 08
* 09
* 10
* 11
* 12
* 13
* 14
* 15
* 16
* 17
* 18
* 19
* 20
* 21
* 22

Italics indicate future missions. Signs † indicate launch failures.

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Orbital launches in 2020

January|

* Starlink 2 (60 satellites)
* TJSW-5
* Jilin-1 Kuanfu-01, ÑuSat 7, 8, Tianqi-5
* Yinhe-1 / GS-SparkSat-03 / Galaxy-1
* Eutelsat Konnect, GSAT-30
* Starlink 3 (60 satellites)
* NROL-151

February|

* OneWeb × 34
* IGS-Optical 7
* Zafar 1†
* Solar Orbiter
* Cygnus NG-13
* Starlink 4 (60 satellites)
* JCSAT-17, GEO-KOMPSAT-2B
* XJS-C, D, E, F
* Meridian-M 9

March|

* SpaceX CRS-20
* BeiDou-3 G2Q
* Xinjishu Yanzheng-6
* GLONASS-M 760
* Starlink 5 (60 satellites)
* OneWeb × 34
* Yaogan 30-06 01, 02, 03
* AEHF-6

April|

* Soyuz MS-16
* Nusantara Dua†
* Noor
* Starlink 6 (60 satellites)
* Progress MS-14

May|

* Chinese next-generation crewed spacecraft / Flexible Inflatable Cargo Return Module
* Xingyun-2 01, 02
* X-37B OTV-6 / FalconSAT-8
* HTV-9
* EKS-4
* LauncherOne†,
* Starshine 4†
* XJS-G, XJS-H
* Crew Dragon Demo-2

June|

* Starlink 7 (60 satellites)
* Starlink 8 (58 satellites)

July|

* Progress MS-15

August|

* Starlink 9 (57 satellites)
* Starlink 10 (58 satellites)

September|

* Vega VV16 (65 satellites)
* Starlink 11 (60 satellites)

October|

* Cygnus NG-14
* Soyuz MS-17
* Starlink 12 (60 satellites)
* Starlink 13 (60 satellites)
* Starlink 14 (60 satellites)

November|

* SpaceX Crew-1
* Chang'e 5
* Vega VV17†,
* SEOSat-Ingenio†, TARANIS†
* Starlink 15 (60 satellites)

December|

* SpaceX CRS-21

Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ). Cubesats are smaller.
Crewed flights are bolded. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in brackets).

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