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GPS (NAVSTAR)

United States Space Force · United States

Median orbit
19,956 km · 55.0°
Active
33
Inactive
7
Decayed
0
On orbit
80
Total launched
80
Launches
80
Launched 30 d
0
Launched 365 d
2
First launch
22 Feb 1978
Last launch
21 Apr 2026
Activity scorederived
0.6
launch cadence index
Snapshot
11 Sept 2026 23:39 UTC

Deployment

Deployment timeline

Cumulative satellites launched

Cumulative satellites launched by month0204060801978198919932000200920182026

Launched per month

Satellites launched per month00.20.40.60.811978-021989-121993-032000-112009-032018-122026-04

Orbits

Orbital shells

Perigee altitude · satellites per 25 km

Perigee altitude histogram02418.5K km19K km19.5K km20K km20.5K km21K km21.5K km

Inclination · satellites per 5°

Inclination histogram010203052°54°56°58°60°62°64°66°

Largest shells (perigee × inclination)

Shell table unavailable

Shells bucket current elements to 20 km × 1°. Orbit classes are derived.

Launches

Launch history · 80 launches

LaunchDateSiteSatellitesActive
2026-08721 Apr 2026Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2026-01728 Jan 2026Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2025-11630 May 2025Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2024-24217 Dec 2024Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2023-00918 Jan 2023Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2021-05417 Jun 2021Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2020-07805 Nov 2020Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2020-04130 Jun 2020Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2019-05622 Aug 2019Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2018-10923 Dec 2018Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2016-00705 Feb 2016Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2015-06231 Oct 2015Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2015-03315 Jul 2015Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2015-01325 Mar 2015Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2014-06829 Oct 2014Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2014-04502 Aug 2014Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2014-02617 May 2014Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2014-00821 Feb 2014Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2013-02315 May 2013Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2012-05304 Oct 2012Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2011-03616 Jul 2011Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida10
2010-02228 May 2010Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2009-04317 Aug 2009Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2009-01424 Mar 2009Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida10
2008-01215 Mar 2008Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2007-06220 Dec 2007Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2007-04717 Oct 2007Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2006-05217 Nov 2006Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2006-04225 Sept 2006Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2005-03826 Sept 2005Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11

Showing the 30 most recent launches.

Fleet

Recent satellites

All satellites in this constellation →
SatelliteNORADStatusLaunchedPerigeeApogeeIncl.
NAVSTAR 86 (USA 585)68791Active21 Apr 202620,124 km20,238 km54.96°
NAVSTAR 85 (USA 581)67588Active28 Jan 202620,127 km20,237 km55.15°
NAVSTAR 84 (USA 545)64202Active30 May 202520,158 km20,206 km55.29°
NAVSTAR 83 (USA 440)62339Active17 Dec 202420,130 km20,232 km54.81°
NAVSTAR 82 (USA 343)55268Active18 Jan 202320,167 km20,197 km55.13°
NAVSTAR 81 (USA 319)48859Active17 Jun 202120,107 km20,258 km55.13°
NAVSTAR 80 (USA 309)46826Active05 Nov 202019,980 km20,384 km53.97°
NAVSTAR 79 (USA 304)45854Active30 Jun 202020,002 km20,364 km56.72°
NAVSTAR 78 (USA 293)44506Active22 Aug 201920,007 km20,356 km55.59°
NAVSTAR 77 (USA 289)43873Active23 Dec 201820,076 km20,288 km55.74°
NAVSTAR 76 (USA 266)41328Active05 Feb 201619,923 km20,440 km55.58°
NAVSTAR 75 (USA 265)41019Active31 Oct 201519,875 km20,489 km57.01°

Timeline

Events

All events →
  1. Decommission

    NAVSTAR 46 (USA 145) reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    Source unavailable · confidence 80%

  2. Decommission

    NAVSTAR 49 (USA 154) reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    Source unavailable · confidence 80%

  3. Decommission

    NAVSTAR 52 (USA 168) reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    Source unavailable · confidence 80%

  4. Decommission

    NAVSTAR 53 (USA 175) reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    Source unavailable · confidence 80%

  5. Decommission

    NAVSTAR 55 (USA 178) reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    Source unavailable · confidence 80%

  6. Decommission

    NAVSTAR 63 (USA 203) reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    Source unavailable · confidence 80%

  7. Decommission

    NAVSTAR 66 (USA 232) reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    Source unavailable · confidence 80%