USA-440

USA-440, also known as GPS-III SV07, NAVSTAR 83, RRT-1^[1] or Sally Ride,^[2] is a United States navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System.

USA-440

Artist's rendering of a GPS-III satellite in orbit
Names	Navstar 83 GPS-III SV07 Sally Ride
Mission type	Navigation
Operator	USSF
COSPAR ID	2024-242A
SATCAT no.	62339
Mission duration	15 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	GPS-III SV07
Spacecraft type	GPS Block III
Manufacturer	Lockheed Martin
Launch mass	4352 kg
Power	70/28 Volts
Start of mission
Launch date	16 December 2024
Rocket	Falcon 9
Launch site	Cape Canaveral, SLC-40
Contractor	SpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Medium Earth orbit (Semi-synchronous orbit)
Period	718.0 minutes

The satellite is named after Sally Ride.^[2]

The RRT-1 name refers to the Rapid Response Trailblazer program in which the satellite was launched on an accelerated timeline.^[1]

Satellite

SV07 is the seventh GPS Block III satellite to launch.^[2]

Launch

USA-440 was launched by SpaceX on 16 December 2024 at 7:52pm Eastern, atop a Falcon 9 rocket.^[3]

The launch took place from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.^[4]