USA-545

{{short description|GPS III satellite}}

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| name = USA-545

| names_list = Navstar 84
GPS-III SV08

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| mission_type = Navigation

| operator = USSF

| COSPAR_ID = 2025-116A

| SATCAT = 64202

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| spacecraft = GPS-III SV08

| spacecraft_type = GPS Block III

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| launch_date = 30 May 2025

| launch_rocket = Falcon 9

| launch_site = Cape Canaveral, SLC-40

| launch_contractor = SpaceX

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| orbit_reference = Geocentric orbit

| orbit_regime = Medium Earth orbit
(Semi-synchronous orbit)

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USA-545, also known as GPS-III SV08, NAVSTAR 84,{{cite web |title=Search of SATCAT – USA 545 |url=https://celestrak.org/satcat/table-satcat.php?NAME=USA%20545&PAYLOAD=1 |website=CelesTrak |access-date=5 June 2025}} is a United States navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System.

Satellite

SV08 is the eighth GPS Block III satellite to launch.

Launch

USA-545 was launched by SpaceX on 30 May 2025 at {{nowrap|17:37 UTC}}, atop a Falcon 9 rocket,{{cite web |title=Falcon 9 Block 5 – GPS III SV08 (USA-545) |url=https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6956 |website=Next Spaceflight |access-date=5 June 2025 |language=en}} in a mission named {{nowrap|GPS III-7}}.{{cite web |title=GPS III-7 Mission |url=https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=gps-iii-7 |website=SpaceX |access-date=5 June 2025}}

The launch took place from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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