SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS III SV01
Launched
December 23, 2018
Image: SpaceX
Summary
GPS III SV01 "Vespucci" launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 23, 2018. It was SpaceX's 73rd launch, 21st this year and humanity's 5,817th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight. Booster B1054 flew for the 1st time and was expended. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). It reached a 1,199 × 20,207 km orbit inclined 55.0°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- GPS III Space Vehicle 01SpaceX
- Booster
- B1054 · flight 1 · expendable38/42 landed here
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 10th Falcon 9 Block 5 flightSpaceX's 73rd launch21st this yearhumanity's 5,817th orbital launch attempt111th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS III SV01 · NORAD 43873 · 2018-109 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-109A
- Epoch
- 2018-12-23 15:32:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 3.89136492 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.5566249
- Inclination
- 55.0066°
- Ascending node
- 198.4553°
- Arg. of perigee
- 269.9924°
- Mean anomaly
- 29.7382°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit
- GPS III SV01 · NORAD 43873 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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. This program will improve position, navigation, and timing services for the warfighter and civil users worldwide and provide advanced anti-jam capabilities yielding superior system security, accuracy and reliability.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
95th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 12th this year · 778th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
17 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS III SV01 "Vespucci" launch?
GPS III SV01 "Vespucci" launched on December 23, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS III SV01 "Vespucci"?
Coverage: GPS III Space Vehicle 01. Watch the replay
What rocket launched GPS III SV01 "Vespucci"?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did GPS III SV01 "Vespucci" launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1054 flew for the 1st time and was expended.
What orbit did GPS III SV01 "Vespucci" reach?
It reached a 1,199 × 20,207 km orbit inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did GPS III SV01 "Vespucci" launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS III SV01 "Vespucci" part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System