[2] USA-190 was launched at 18:50 UTC on 25 September 2006, atop a Delta II carrier rocket, flight number D318, 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 2006, USA-190 was in an orbit with a perigee of 20,018 kilometers (12,439 mi), an apogee of 20,343 kilometers (12,641 mi), a period of 717.9 minutes, and 55 degrees of inclination to the equator.

[4] It is used to broadcast the PRN 31 signal, and operates in slot 2 of plane A of the GPS constellation.

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