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List of GPS satellites

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Samples of three GPS satellites' orbits over a five-year period (2013 to 2018)
USA-242 · USA-239 · USA-151 · Earth

As of 28 January 2026^[update], 83Global Positioning System navigation satellites have been built: 31 are launched and operational, 1 is undergoing commissioning, 3 are in reserve or testing, 44 are retired, and 2 were lost during launch. One non-operational prototype satellite was never launched. The last Block III satellite has completed construction and been declared "Available For Launch" (AFL). The next launch is GPS III SV10, currently targeted for March 2026.

The constellation requires a minimum of 24 operational satellites, and allows for up to 32; typically, 31 are operational at any one time. A GPS receiver needs four satellites to work out its position in three dimensions.^[1]

SVNs are "space vehicle numbers" which are serial numbers assigned to each GPS satellite. PRNs are the "pseudo-random noise" sequences, orGold codes, that each satellite transmits to differentiate itself from other satellites in the active constellation.

After being launched, GPS satellites enter a period of testing before their signals are set to "Healthy". During normal operations, certain signals may be set to "Unhealthy" to accommodate updates or testing. After decommissioning, most GPS satellites become on-orbit spares and may be recommissioned if needed. Permanently retired satellites are sent to a higher, less congested disposal orbit where their fuel is vented, batteries are intentionally depleted and communication is switched off.^[2]

Satellites

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Satellites by launch date

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Satellite	Launch (UTC)	Carrier rocket	Launch site	Block	No.	SVN	PRN	Slot	LOS^{[note 1]}	Status
	Remarks
OPS 5111	22 February 1978 23:44	Atlas E/F-SGS-1	VAFB,SLC-3E	I	1^[3]	01	04		2,703	Retired 17 July 1985^[4]
OPS 5112	13 May 1978 10:34	Atlas E/F-SGS-1	VAFB,SLC-3E	I	2^[5]	02	07		1,161	Retired 16 July 1981^[4]
OPS 5113	7 October 1978 00:28	Atlas E/F	VAFB,SLC-3E	I	3^[6]	03	06		4,973	Retired 18 May 1992^[4]
OPS 5114	11 December 1978 03:59	Atlas E/F	VAFB,SLC-3E	I	4^[7]	04	08		4,046	Retired 14 October 1989^[4]
OPS 5114	Used for testing between February 1990 and May 1990.^[4]
OPS 5117	9 February 1980 23:08	Atlas E/F	VAFB,SLC-3E	I	5^[8]	05	05		1,389	Retired 28 November 1983^[4]
OPS 5118	26 April 1980 22:00	Atlas E/F	VAFB,SLC-3E	I	6^[9]	06	09		3,967	Retired 6 March 1991^[4]
N/A (Navstar 7)	19 December 1981 01:10	Atlas E/F	VAFB,SLC-3E	I	7	07	10		0	N/A^[4]
N/A (Navstar 7)	Failed to reach orbit.
OPS 9794	14 July 1983 10:21	Atlas E/F	VAFB,SLC-3W	I	8^[10]	08	11		3,583	Retired 4 May 1993^[4]
USA-1	13 June 1984 11:37	Atlas E/F	VAFB,SLC-3W	I	9^[11]	09	13		3,660	Retired 20 June 1994^[4]
USA-1	Used for testing between February 1994 and June 1994.^[4]
USA-5	8 September 1984 21:41	Atlas E/F	VAFB,SLC-3W	I	10^[12]	10	12		4,207	Retired 18 November 1995^[4]
USA-5	Used for testing between November 1995 and March 1996.^[4]
USA-10	9 October 1985 02:53	Atlas E/F	VAFB,SLC-3W	I	11^[13]	11	03		3,109	Retired 13 April 1994^[4]
N/A (Prototype)				II	0	12			0	N/A
N/A (Prototype)	Qualification vehicle built byRockwell International to secure Block II contract; never launched.
USA-35	14 February 1989 18:30	Delta II 6925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17A^[14]	II	1^[15]	14	14		4,059	Retired 26 March 2000^[16]^[17]
USA-38	10 June 1989 22:30	Delta II 6925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17A^[14]	II	2^[18]	13	02	B3	5,371	Retired 22 February 2004^[17]
USA-42	18 August 1989 05:58	Delta II 6925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17A^[14]	II	3^[19]	16	16		4,075	Retired 13 October 2000^[17]
USA-47	21 October 1989 09:31	Delta II 6925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17A^[14]	II	4^[20]	19	19	A5	4,165	Retired 16 March 2001^[17]
USA-49	11 December 1989 18:10	Delta II 6925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17B^[14]	II	5^[21]	17	17	D3	5,554	Retired 23 February 2005^[17]
USA-50	24 January 1990 22:55	Delta II 6925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17A^[14]	II	6^[22]	18	18		3,860	Retired 18 August 2000^[17]
USA-54	26 March 1990 02:45	Delta II 6925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17A^[14]	II	7^[23]	20	20		2,249	Retired 21 May 1996^[17]
USA-54	Decommissioned after twice changing frequency without being commanded to.
USA-63	2 August 1990 05:39	Delta II 6925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17A^[14]	II	8^[24]	21	21	E2	4,438	Retired 25 September 2002^[17]
USA-64	1 October 1990 21:56	Delta II 6925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17A^[14]	II	9^[25]	15	15	D5	6,009	Retired 17 November 2006^[17]
USA-64	Used for testing from November 2006 until March 2007^[17]
USA-66	26 November 1990 21:39	Delta II 7925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17A	IIA	1^[26]	23	23 32	E5	7,720	Retired 25 January 2016^[27]
USA-66	Decommissioned from active service using PRN23 on 13 February 2004. Set usable with PRN32 on 26 February 2008.^[17]
USA-71	4 July 1991 02:32	Delta II 7925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17A	IIA	2^[28]	24	24	D1	7,394	Retired 30 September 2011^[29]
USA-79	23 February 1992 22:29	Delta II 7925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17B	IIA	3^[30]	25	25	A2	6,509	Retired 18 December 2009
USA-80	10 April 1992 03:20	Delta II 7925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17B	IIA	4^[31]	28	28	C2	1,954	Retired 15 August 1997^[17]
USA-80	Retired early, replaced byUSA-117.
USA-83	7 July 1992 09:20	Delta II 7925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17B	IIA	5^[32]	26	26	F5	8,219	Retired 6 January 2015^[33]
USA-84	9 September 1992 08:57	Delta II 7925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17A	IIA	6^[34]	27	27	A6	6,910	Retired 10 August 2011^[35] ^[36]
USA-85	22 November 1992 23:54	Delta II 7925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17A	IIA	7^[37]	32	31 01 30 NA	F4	5,595	Retired 17 March 2008^[35]
USA-85	PRN changed from 32 to 01 in January 1993 due to receiver problems. Decommissioned 17 March 2008 and removed from slot F4. Briefly resumedL-band transmission in 2014 but signal unusable.^[17]^[35]
USA-87	18 December 1992 22:16	Delta II 7925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17B	IIA	8^[38]	29	29	F5	5,423	Retired 23 October 2007^[39]
USA-88	3 February 1993 02:55	Delta II 7925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17A	IIA	9^[40]	22	22	B1	3,591	Retired 3 December 2002^[17]
USA-90	30 March 1993 03:09	Delta II 7925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17A	IIA	10^[41]	31	31	C3	4,592	Retired 24 October 2005
USA-91	13 May 1993 00:07	Delta II 7925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17A	IIA	11^[42]	37	07 01 24	C4	8,346	Retired 18 March 2016^[43]
USA-91	Switched to PRN01 in October 2008 but was unusable.^[17] Switched to PRN24 in April 2012 but was unusable.^[44]
USA-92	26 June 1993 13:27	Delta II 7925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17A	IIA	12^[45]	39	09	A5	7,633	Retired 19 May 2014^[35]
USA-92	First satellite to complete initial operational 24-satellite constellation.
USA-94	30 August 1993 12:38	Delta II 7925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17B	IIA	13^[46]	35	05 30	B5	6,313	Retired 1 May 2013^[17]
USA-94	Decommissioned from active service using PRN05 in March 2009. Resumed activity using PRN30 in August 2011.^[17]
USA-96	26 October 1993 17:04	Delta II 7925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17B	IIA	14^[47]	34	04 18	D6	8,612	Retired 9 October 2019^[48]^[49]
USA-96	Decommissioned from active service using PRN04 in November 2015.^[50] Reactivated in March 2018 using PRN18.^[51] Decommissioned from active service using PRN18 in October 2019.^[52]
USA-100	10 March 1994 03:40	Delta II 7925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17A	IIA	15^[53]	36	06 04^[54]	C6	7,289	Retired 21 February 2014^[35]^[36]
USA-117	28 March 1996 00:21	Delta II 7925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17B	IIA	16^[55]	33	03	C5	6,702	Retired 2 August 2014^[56]
USA-126	16 July 1996 00:50	Delta II 7925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17A	IIA	17^[57]	40	10	E6	7,179	Retired 11 March 2016^[58]
USA-128	12 September 1996 08:49	Delta II 7925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17A	IIA	18^[59]	30	30	B2	5,425	Retired 20 July 2011^[35]
GPS IIR-1	17 January 1997 16:28	Delta II 7925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17A	IIR	1	42	12		0	N/A^[35]
GPS IIR-1	Failed to reach orbit.
USA-132	23 July 1997 03:43	Delta II 7925-9.5^[60]	CCAFS,LC-17A	IIR	2	43	13	F6	10,432	Operational^[35]
USA-132	Longest-serving satellite in GPS history.
USA-135	6 November 1997 00:30	Delta II 7925-9.5	CCAFS,LC-17A	IIA	19^[61]	38	08	A3	8,008	Retired 9 October 2019^[62]
USA-145	7 October 1999 12:51	Delta II 7925-9.5^[63]	CCAFS,SLC-17A	IIR	3	46	11	D5	7,706	On orbit spare 10 November 2020^[35]^[64]
USA-150	11 May 2000 01:48	Delta II 7925-9.5^[65]	CCAFS,SLC-17A	IIR	4	51	20	E4	9,318	Retired 8 January 2026^[66]
USA-151	16 July 2000 09:17	Delta II 7925-9.5^[67]	CCAFS,SLC-17A	IIR	5	44	28 22	B3	9,343	Operational^[68]^[69]^[70]^[71]^[72]
USA-154	10 November 2000 17:14	Delta II 7925-9.5^[73]	CCAFS,SLC-17A	IIR	6	41	14 22	F5	7,553	Retired 25 January 2023^[74]
USA-154	Retired9 July 2020. Subsequently reactivated on20 January 2022 and decommissioned again on 25 January 2023.
USA-156	30 January 2001 07:55	Delta II 7925-9.5^[75]	CCAFS,SLC-17A	IIR	7	54	18	E4	6,244	Retired 5 March 2018^[76]^[77]
USA-166	29 January 2003 18:06	Delta II 7925-9.5^[78]	CCAFS,SLC-17B	IIR	8	56	16	B1	8,416	Operational^[35]
USA-168	31 March 2003 22:09	Delta II 7925-9.5^[79]	CCAFS,SLC-17A	IIR	9	45	21	D3	7,974	Retired 27 January 2025^[80]
USA-175	21 December 2003 08:05	Delta II 7925-9.5^[81]	CCAFS,SLC-17A	IIR	10	47	22	E6	6,604	Retired 18 January 2022^[82]
USA-177	20 March 2004 17:53	Delta II 7925-9.5^[83]	CCAFS,SLC-17B	IIR	11	59	19	C5	8,000	Operational^[35]
USA-178	23 June 2004 22:54	Delta II 7925-9.5^[84]	CCAFS,SLC-17B	IIR	12	60	23	F4	5,732	Retired 2 March 2020^[85]^[35]
USA-180	6 November 2004 05:39	Delta II 7925-9.5^[86]	CCAFS,SLC-17B	IIR	13	61	02	D1	7,769	Operational^[35]
USA-183	26 September 2005 03:37	Delta II 7925-9.5^[87]	CCAFS,SLC-17A	IIRM	1	53	17	C4	7,445	Operational^[35]
USA-183	Also known as IIR-14; first to broadcastL2C signal.
USA-190	25 September 2006 18:50	Delta II 7925-9.5^[88]	CCAFS,SLC-17A	IIRM	2	52	31	A2	7,081	Operational^[35]
USA-190	Also known as IIR-15.
USA-192	17 November 2006 19:12	Delta II 7925-9.5^[89]	CCAFS,SLC-17A	IIRM	3	58	12	B4	7,028	Operational^[35]
USA-192	Also known as IIR-16; first satellite to complete the full operational 31-satellite constellation.
USA-196	17 October 2007 12:23	Delta II 7925-9.5^[90]	CCAFS,SLC-17A	IIRM	4	55	15	F2	6,694	Operational^[35]
USA-196	Also known as IIR-17.
USA-199	20 December 2007 20:04	Delta II 7925-9.5^[91]	CCAFS,SLC-17A	IIRM	5	57	29	C1	6,630	Operational^[35]
USA-199	Also known as IIR-18.
USA-201	15 March 2008 06:10	Delta II 7925-9.5^[92]	CCAFS,SLC-17A	IIRM	6	48	07	A4	6,544	Operational^[35]
USA-201	Also known as IIR-19.
USA-203	24 March 2009 08:34	Delta II 7925-9.5^[93]	CCAFS,SLC-17A	IIRM	7	49	01 27 30 06 NA	B6	814	In Reserve
USA-203	Also known as IIR-20; broadcasts demonstrationL5 signal. Never entered service due to poor quality signal; decommissioned on 6 May 2011 but subsequently reactivated for testing. Broadcast PRN-01 before decommissioning, PRN-27 after reactivation. Shifted to PRN-30 as of 8 May 2013 and to PRN-06 as of 3 April 2014. Currently not assigned a PRN.^[35]
USA-206	17 August 2009 10:35	Delta II 7925-9.5	CCAFS,SLC-17A	IIRM	8	50	05	E3	6,024	Operational^[35]
USA-206	Originally scheduled for launch in 1999 as IIR-3 but damaged during processing.^[94] Also known as IIR-21; L5 services disconnected from J2 port before launch. Final Delta II launch with aUnited States Air Force payload,^[95] final launch from SLC-17A, and final Delta II 7925.
USA-213	28 May 2010 03:00	Delta IV M+ (4,2)	CCAFS,SLC-37B	IIF	1	62	25	B2	5,740	Operational^[35]
USA-213	First to broadcast operational L5 signal.
USA-232	16 July 2011 06:41	Delta IV M+(4,2)	CCAFS,SLC-37B	IIF	2	63	01	D2	4,409	On orbit spare 10 August 2023^[96]^[97]
USA-239	4 October 2012 12:10	Delta IV M+(4,2)	CCAFS,SLC-37B	IIF	3	65	24	A1	4,880	Operational^[35]
USA-242	15 May 2013 21:38	Atlas V 401	CCAFS,SLC-41	IIF	4	66	27	C2	4,657	Operational^[35]
USA-248	21 February 2014 01:59	Delta IV M+ (4,2)	CCAFS,SLC-37B	IIF	5	64	30	A3	4,375	Operational^[35]
USA-251	17 May 2014 00:03	Delta IV M+ (4,2)	CCAFS,SLC-37B	IIF	6	67	06	D4	4,290	Operational^[35]
USA-256	2 August 2014 03:23	Atlas V 401	CCAFS,SLC-41	IIF	7	68	09	F3	4,213	Operational^[35]
USA-258	29 October 2014 17:21	Atlas V 401	CCAFS,SLC-41	IIF	8	69	03	E1	4,125	Operational^[35]
USA-260	25 March 2015 18:36	Delta IV M+ (4,2)	CCAFS,SLC-37B	IIF	9	71	26	B5	3,978	Operational^[35]
USA-262	15 July 2015 15:36	Atlas V 401	CCAFS,SLC-41	IIF	10	72	08	C3	3,866	Operational^[35]
USA-265	31 October 2015 16:13	Atlas V 401	CCAFS,SLC-41	IIF	11	73	10	E2	3,758	Operational^[98]
USA-266	5 February 2016 13:38	Atlas V 401	CCAFS,SLC-41	IIF	12	70	32	F1	3,661	Operational^[99]
USA-289 Vespucci^[100]	23 December 2018 13:51	Falcon 9 Block 5	CCAFS,SLC-40	III	1	74	04	F4	2,609	Operational^[101]
USA-293 Magellan	22 August 2019 13:06	Delta IV M+ (4,2)	CCAFS,SLC-37B	III	2	75	18	D6	2,367	Operational^[102]
USA-304 Matthew Henson	30 June 2020 20:10:46	Falcon 9 Block 5	CCAFS,SLC-40	III	3	76	23	E5	2,054	Operational^[103]
USA-304 Matthew Henson	Initially nicknamedColumbus.^[104]^[105]
USA-309 Sacagawea	5 November 2020 23:24:23	Falcon 9 Block 5	CCAFS,SLC-40	III	4	77	14	B6	1,926	Operational^[106]
USA-319 Neil Armstrong	17 June 2021 16:09^[107]	Falcon 9 Block 5^[108]	CCSFS,SLC-40^[109]	III	5	78	11	D5	1,702	Operational^[110]
USA-343 Amelia Earhart	18 January 2023 12:24	Falcon 9 Block 5	CCSFS,SLC-40	III	6	79	28	A6	1,122	Operational^[111]
USA-440 Sally Ride	17 December 2024 00:52	Falcon 9 Block 5	CCSFS,SLC-40	III	7	80	01	D2	423	Operational^[112]^[113]
USA-440 Sally Ride	Originally contracted for launch onUnited Launch Alliance'sVulcan rocket; re-assigned to a Falcon 9 launch under the name Rapid Response Trailblazer-1 (RRT-1) within 6 months of launch due to Vulcan's unavailability and to demonstrate United States Space Force's ability to undergo responsive satellite mission planning.^[114]
USA-545 Katherine Johnson	30 May 2025 17:37	Falcon 9 Block 5	CCSFS,SLC-40	III	8	81	21	E6	259	Operational^[115]
USA-581 Ellison Onizuka	28 January 2026 04:53	Falcon 9 Block 5	CCSFS,SLC-40	III	9	82	20		16	Launched^[116]

^Length Of Service in days. Includes testing period(s).

Satellites by block

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Further information:GPS satellite blocks

Block	Launched	Launch Failures	Testing/ Reserve	Operational	Retired	Manufacturer	Remarks
Block I	11	1	0	0	10	Rockwell International
Block II	9	0	0	0	9	Rockwell International	One unlaunched prototype
Block IIA	19	0	0	0	19	Rockwell International
Block IIR	13	1	1	5	6	Lockheed Martin
Block IIRM	8	0	1	7	0	Lockheed Martin
Block IIF	12	0	1	11	0	Boeing
Block III	9	0	1	8	0	Lockheed Martin
Block IIIF	0	0	0	0	0	Lockheed Martin
Total	81	2	4	31	44
As of 28 January 2026

Orbital slots (by SVN)

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Refer toGPS Constellation Status for the most up-to-date information.

As of 28 January 2026^[update]
Slot	Plane
Slot	A	B	C	D	E	F
1	65	56	57	61	69	70
2	52	62	66	80	73	55
3	64	44	72		50	68
4	48	58	53	67		74
5		71	59	78	76
6	79	77		75	81	43

Block	IIR	IIRM	IIF	III

Numbers in parentheses refer to non-operational satellites.

Once launched, GPS satellites do not change their plane assignment but slot assignments are somewhat arbitrary and are subject to change.

PRN status by satellite block

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As of 3 February 2026^[update], 32 of 32 PRNs are in use. Three additional satellites are designated as on-orbit spares.

PRN	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	--
IIR		O									S		O			O			O	R		O
IIRM					O		O					O			O		O												O		O		S
IIF	S		O			O		O	O	O														O	O	O	O			O		O
III	O			O							O			O				O		T	O		O					O

Legend:

O – Operational
T – Testing in preparation for operation
S – On orbit Spare
U – Unhealthy and unusable
R – Retired

PRN to SVN history

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This section is for the purpose of making it possible to determine the PRN associated with a SVN at a particular epoch. For example, SVN 049 had been assigned PRNs 01, 24, 27, and 30 at different times of its lifespan, whereas PRN 01 had been assigned to SVNs 032, 037, 049, 035, and 063 at different epochs. This information can be found in theIGS ANTEX file^{[dead link]}, which uses the convention "GNN" and "GNNN" for PRNs and SVNs, respectively. For example, SVN 049 is described as:

BLOCK IIR-M         G01                 G049      2009-014A TYPE / SERIAL NO      2009     3    24     0     0    0.0000000                 VALID FROM            2011     5     6    23    59   59.9999999                 VALID UNTIL         BLOCK IIR-M         G24                 G049      2009-014A TYPE / SERIAL NO      2012     2     2     0     0    0.0000000                 VALID FROM            2012     3    14    23    59   59.9999999                 VALID UNTIL         BLOCK IIR-M         G24                 G049      2009-014A TYPE / SERIAL NO      2012     8     9     0     0    0.0000000                 VALID FROM            2012     8    22    23    59   59.9999999                 VALID UNTIL         BLOCK IIR-M         G27                 G049      2009-014A TYPE / SERIAL NO      2012    10    18     0     0    0.0000000                 VALID FROM            2013     5     9    23    59   59.9999999                 VALID UNTIL         BLOCK IIR-M         G30                 G049      2009-014A TYPE / SERIAL NO      2013     5    10     0     0    0.0000000                 VALID FROM

whereas for PRN 01 the following excerpt is relevant:

BLOCK IIA           G01                 G032      1992-079A TYPE / SERIAL NO      1992    11    22     0     0    0.0000000                 VALID FROM            2008    10    16    23    59   59.9999999                 VALID UNTIL         BLOCK IIA           G01                 G037      1993-032A TYPE / SERIAL NO      2008    10    23     0     0    0.0000000                 VALID FROM            2009     1     6    23    59   59.9999999                 VALID UNTIL         BLOCK IIR-M         G01                 G049      2009-014A TYPE / SERIAL NO      2009     3    24     0     0    0.0000000                 VALID FROM            2011     5     6    23    59   59.9999999                 VALID UNTIL         BLOCK IIA           G01                 G035      1993-054A TYPE / SERIAL NO      2011     6     2     0     0    0.0000000                 VALID FROM            2011     7    12    23    59   59.9999999                 VALID UNTIL         BLOCK IIF           G01                 G063      2011-036A TYPE / SERIAL NO      2011     7    16     0     0    0.0000000                 VALID FROM

A table extracted out of the ANTEX file is madeavailable by theBernese GNSS Software.

Planned launches

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Block III

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Main article:GPS Block III

Date	Rocket	Launch site	Satellite	SVN	Remarks
March 2026	Vulcan Centaur VC2S	CCSFS,SLC-41	GPS III SV10Hedy Lamarr	83	Space vehicle manufacturing contract awarded September 2016.^[117] Component build up stage as of June 2021.^[118] Component deliveries continuing through May 2022.^[119] Declared "Available for Launch" on 08 Dec 2022.^[120] Moved from CO to FL January 2026.^[121]

Block IIIF

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Main article:GPS Block IIIF

Projected Available For Launch (AFL) Date	Rocket	Launch site	Satellite	Remarks
Nov 2026^[122]^[123]^[124]	Vulcan Centaur	CCSFS,SLC-41	GPS IIIF SV11	Construction contract awarded in September 2018. In production. Core mate Feb 2025.
2027^[123]	Vulcan Centaur	CCSFS,SLC-41	GPS IIIF SV12	In production.
Mar 2028^[123]	Vulcan Centaur	CCSFS,SLC-41	GPS IIIF SV13	In production.
Jul 2028^[125]	Vulcan Centaur	CCSFS,SLC-41	GPS IIIF SV14	In production.
Jun 2029^[125]			GPS IIIF SV15
Nov 2029^[125]			GPS IIIF SV16
Feb 2030^[125]			GPS IIIF SV17	Technology Insertion Point
Jul 2030^[125]			GPS IIIF SV18
Oct 2030^[125]			GPS IIIF SV19
Dec 2030^[125]			GPS IIIF SV20
Feb 2031^[125]			GPS IIIF SV21
Oct 2032^[123]			GPS IIIF SV22
FY2030^[126]			GPS IIIF SV23	Technology Insertion Point
FY2030^[126]			GPS IIIF SV24
FY2031^[126]			GPS IIIF SV25
FY2031^[126]			GPS IIIF SV26
FY2032^[126]			GPS IIIF SV27
FY2032^[126]			GPS IIIF SV28
FY2033^[126]			GPS IIIF SV29	Technology Insertion Point
FY2033^[126]			GPS IIIF SV30
FY2034^[126]			GPS IIIF SV31
			GPS IIIF SV32	Launch planned for July 2037^[127]

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v t e NAVSTARGlobal 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	11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Italics indicate future missions. Signs †indicate launch failures.