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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS III SV03
Launched
June 30, 2020
Summary
GPS III SV03 "Columbus" launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 30, 2020. It was SpaceX's 99th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 5,967th orbital launch attempt. It was the 32nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 11th this year. Booster B1060 flew for the 1st time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). It reached a 394 × 20,175 km orbit inclined 55.0°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- Booster
- B1060 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 634 km downrange
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 32nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 11th this yearSpaceX's 99th launch11th this yearhumanity's 5,967th orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS III SV03 · NORAD 45854 · 2020-041 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2020-041A
- Epoch
- 2020-06-30 22:21:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.03890398 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.5938126
- Inclination
- 55.0053°
- Ascending node
- 120.174°
- Arg. of perigee
- 269.9197°
- Mean anomaly
- 67.4712°
- 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. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit
- GPS III SV03 · NORAD 45854 · 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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
110th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 7th this year · 801st 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 SV03 "Columbus" launch?
GPS III SV03 "Columbus" launched on June 30, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS III SV03 "Columbus"?
Coverage: GPS III Space Vehicle 03 Mission; GPS III Space Vehicle 03 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched GPS III SV03 "Columbus"?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did GPS III SV03 "Columbus" launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1060 flew for the 1st time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.
What orbit did GPS III SV03 "Columbus" reach?
It reached a 394 × 20,175 km orbit inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did GPS III SV03 "Columbus" launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS III SV03 "Columbus" part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System