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GPS satellite blocks are the various production generations of the Global Positioning System (GPS) used for satellite navigation. The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched by the United States Air Force on 22 February 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is now operated by the 2nd Navigation Warfare Squadron of Mission Delta 31, United States Space Force.

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NAVSTAR satellite; gbm; soma
navigation satellite
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  • GPS Block I
    GPS satellite block
  • GPS Block II
    GPS satellite block
  • GPS Block IIA
    GPS satellite block
  • GPS Block IIF
    GPS satellite block
  • GPS Block III
    GPS satellite block
  • GPS Block IIIF
    planned GPS satellite block
  • GPS Block IIR
    GPS satellite block
  • GPS Block IIRM
    GPS satellite block
2nd Space Operations Squadron sets SVN-74 healthy and active (6025258)2nd Space Operations Squadron sets SVN-74 healthy and active (6025258)
GPS-constellation-3D-NOAAGPS-constellation-3D-NOAA
GPS satellite constellationGPS satellite constellation
Space Force decommissions 26-year-old GPS satellite to make way for GPSIII constellation (6061766)Space Force decommissions 26-year-old GPS satellite to make way for GPSIII constellation (6061766)
Capt. Aaron Blain, 2nd Space Operations Squadron chief of navigation analyst payload, stands in front of a model of a Block IIF GPS-satellite on Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., Sept. 4, 2014.Capt. Aaron Blain, 2nd Space Operations Squadron chief of navigation analyst payload, stands in front of a model of a Block IIF GPS-satellite on Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., Sept. 4, 2014.
COSMIC Radio OccultationCOSMIC Radio Occultation
Obituary- Farewell to SVN-35 (3044015)Obituary- Farewell to SVN-35 (3044015)
2 SOPS bids farewell to miracle satellite (3046787)2 SOPS bids farewell to miracle satellite (3046787)
The USSF and Space Systems Command deliver a GPS III satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Credit: US Space Force/Los Angeles Air Force Base.The USSF and Space Systems Command deliver a GPS III satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Credit: US Space Force/Los Angeles Air Force Base.
GPS III Space Vehicle (SV)06 “Amelia Earhart” is being prepared for takeoff from Buckley Space Force Base, Colo., enroute to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., Oct. 24, 2022.GPS III Space Vehicle (SV)06 “Amelia Earhart” is being prepared for takeoff from Buckley Space Force Base, Colo., enroute to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., Oct. 24, 2022.
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    classspace objectGPS Block IGPS satelliteWikidata
    classspace objectGPS Block IIGPS satelliteWikidata
    classspace objectGPS Block IIAGPS satelliteWikidata
    classspace objectGPS Block IIFGPS satelliteWikidata
    classspace objectGPS Block IIIGPS satelliteWikidata
    classspace objectGPS Block IIIFGPS satelliteWikidata
    classspace objectGPS Block IIRGPS satelliteWikidata
    classspace objectGPS Block IIRMGPS satelliteWikidata
    commonsimage2nd Space Operations Squadron sets SVN-74 healthy and active (6025258) Commons
    commonsimageGPS-constellation-3D-NOAA Commons
    commonsimageGPS satellite constellation Commons
    commonsimageSpace Force decommissions 26-year-old GPS satellite to make way for GPSIII constellation (6061766) Commons
    commonsimageCapt. Aaron Blain, 2nd Space Operations Squadron chief of navigation analyst payload, stands in front of a model of a Block IIF GPS-satellite on Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., Sept. 4, 2014. Commons
    commonsimageCOSMIC Radio Occultation Commons
    commonsimageObituary- Farewell to SVN-35 (3044015) Commons
    commonsimage2 SOPS bids farewell to miracle satellite (3046787) Commons
    commonsimageThe USSF and Space Systems Command deliver a GPS III satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Credit: US Space Force/Los Angeles Air Force Base. Commons
    commonsimageGPS III Space Vehicle (SV)06 “Amelia Earhart” is being prepared for takeoff from Buckley Space Force Base, Colo., enroute to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., Oct. 24, 2022. Commons