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Space Segment

Learn more about the various generations of GPS satellites -- Blocks II/IIA, IIR, IIR(M), IIF, and III -- on the Space Segment page. Go there

• GPS Constellation
  (Expandable 24-slot configuration, as defined in SPS Performance Standard)
• GPS Block II/IIA satellite
• GPS Block IIR satellite
• GPS Block IIR satellite
• GPS Block IIR(M) satellite
• GPS Block IIR(M) satellite
• Delta II rocket launching the fifth GPS IIR(M) satellite, December 2007
• Delta II rocket launching the final GPS IIR(M) satellite, August 2009
• GPS Block IIF satellite
• GPS Block IIF satellite
• Delta IV rocket launching the first GPS IIF satellite, May 2010
  (Photo courtesy of United Launch Alliance)
• GPS III satellite

Control Segment

Learn more about GPS ground support facilities on the Control Segment page. Go there

• Map of the GPS control segment (111 KB PDF)
• Satellite operators at the master control station, Schriever Air Force Base

Additional Image Sources

For more images of GPS satellites and launches, visit the following external websites. The links below are provided for reference purposes only and do not constitute a U.S. government endorsement of any private sector products, services, or views. The images found at these external sites may require permission prior to their reuse.

• GPS satellite images from Lockheed Martin
• GPS IIF satellite images from Boeing
• Launch images from United Launch Alliance

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