Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 198 | GPS III Space Vehicle 06
GPS III Space Vehicle 06 is a Lockheed Martin-built navigation satellite for the United States Space Force. It joined the GPS modernization program with improved accuracy, stronger anti-jamming capability, and modernized military and civil positioning, navigation, and timing signals.
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- GPS III SV06GPS III-6Amelia EarhartFalcon 9 F198
- Name
- Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 198 | GPS III Space Vehicle 06
- Status
- active
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- Description
- GPS III Space Vehicle 06 is a Lockheed Martin-built navigation satellite for the United States Space Force. It joined the GPS modernization program with improved accuracy, stronger anti-jamming capability, and modernized military and civil positioning, navigation, and timing signals.
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- Outcome
- Successfully delivered GPS III SV06 to its target transfer orbit; controllers acquired the spacecraft signal
- Program
- Global Positioning System III
- Start Date
- 2023-01-18
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- Creation Time
- July 19, 2026 at 20:38:31 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 20:38:31 UTC
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