USA-343

USA-343, also known as GPS-III SV06, NAVSTAR 82 or Amelia Earhart, is a United States navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System. It was the sixth GPS Block III satellite to be launched.

Satellite
SV06 is the sixth GPS Block III satellite. It was declared operational on 31 January 2023.

The spacecraft is built on the Lockheed Martin A2100 satellite bus, and weighs approximately 4352 kg.

Launch
USA-343 was launched by SpaceX on 18 January 2023 at 12:24 UTC, atop Falcon 9 booster B1077.

The launch took place from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, and placed USA-343 directly into semi-synchronous orbit. About eight minutes after launch, Falcon 9 successfully landed on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas.

Orbit
As of 2023, USA-343 was in a 55.1 degree inclination orbit with a perigee of 20,178 km and an apogee of 20,200 km.