[2] USA-183 was launched at 03:37:00 UTC on 26 September 2005, atop a Delta II carrier rocket, flight number D313, flying in the 7925-9.5 configuration.

The satellite raised itself into medium Earth orbit using a Star-37FM apogee motor.

[2] By 25 November 2005, USA-183 was in an orbit with a perigee of 20,140 kilometers (12,510 mi), an apogee of 20,222 kilometers (12,565 mi), a period of 717.92 minutes, and 55 degrees of inclination to the equator.

[4] It is used to broadcast the PRN 17 signal, and operates in slot 4 of plane C of the GPS constellation.

The satellite has a mass of 2,032 kilograms (4,480 lb), and a design life of 10 years.