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Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV07 (RRT-1)
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpaceX's 442nd launch · 131st this year · humanity's 6,835th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Weather concerns: Cumulus Cloud Rule
Window: Dec 17, 00:52 – Dec 17, 00:52 UTC
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GPS III SV07 (RRT-1)
GPS-III (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. This spacecraft was original contracted to launch on United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket, and was reassigned to Falcon 9 following uncertainties in Vulcan's readiness to launch. As a result it was re-manifested within 6 months of launch under the name Rapid Response Trailblazer-1 (RRT-1). GPS III SV10, originally planned to launch on Falcon 9, will now launch on Vulcan instead.
Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
Booster
- B1085 · flight 4 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-77 · zone record 161/162
Watch
- SpaceX GPS III SV07 (RRT-1) — The Space Devs
- SpaceX - Falcon 9 - GPS 3 10 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - December 16, 2024 — SPACE AFFAIRS
- Watch live: SpaceX launches U.S. Space Force RRT-1 mission from Cape Canaveral on Falcon 9 rocket — Spaceflight Now
- 🚀 SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches RRT-1 (GPS-III SV07) — NASASpaceflight
- RRT-1 Mission — SpaceX
Flight timeline
- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MStartup
- T−1MTank Press
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- P0DLiftoff
- T+1M16SMax-Q
- T+2M33SMECO
- T+2M36SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M44SSES-1
- T+6M12SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M38SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+8M6SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M10SSECO-1
- T+8M29SStage 1 Landing
- T+1H3M33SSES-2
- T+1H4M20SSECO-2
- T+1H29M21SPayload Separation
Updates
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/17/2024 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/17/2024 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 12/17/2024 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/17/2024 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/16/2024 · source
NET December 16 EST.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/15/2024 · source
Updated launch weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/15/2024 · source
NET December 16 UTC, to be confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/14/2024 · source
Scrubbed for the day due to high surface winds; new launch date TBD.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/14/2024 · source
Scrubbed for the day.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/14/2024 · source
Pad — Space Launch Complex 40
Local pad time: Dec 16, 7:52 PM EST
393 launches from this pad · 1,121 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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