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Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV05

GPS III USAF Mission Patch

SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

SpaceX's 140th launch · 23rd this year · humanity's 6,094th orbital launch attempt

June 17, 2021Add to calendar
Success90% go

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Jun 17, 16:09 – Jun 17, 16:24 UTC

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GPS III SV05

GPS-IIIA (Global Positioning System) is the first evolution stage of the third generation of the GPS satellites. It consists of the first ten (known as "tranche") of GPS III satellites.

Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Booster

  • B1062 · flight 2 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Just Read the Instructions · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV04 · zone record 156/157

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Updates

  • Successful launch per Lockheed Martin's twitter

    Rob1bouchet · 6/17/2021 · source

  • Weather 70%.

    Nosu · 6/16/2021 · source

  • Weather 60%

    Nosu · 6/14/2021 · source

  • Marking 'go' per SpaceX tweet confirming launch target

    JRascagneres · 6/12/2021 · source

  • New launch time.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/7/2021 · source

Pad — Space Launch Complex 40

394 launches from this pad · 1,122 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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