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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS III SV04
Launched
November 5, 2020
Summary
GPS III SV04 "Sacagawea" launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 5, 2020. It was SpaceX's 110th launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 6,008th orbital launch attempt. It was the 41st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 20th this year. Booster B1062 flew for the 1st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). It reached a 409 × 20,190 km orbit inclined 55.0°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- Booster
- B1062 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 635 km downrange
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 41st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 20th this yearSpaceX's 110th launch22nd this yearhumanity's 6,008th orbital launch attempt86th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GPS III SV04 · NORAD 46826 · 2020-078 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2020-078A
- Epoch
- 2020-11-06 02:01:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.03346434 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.5933043
- Inclination
- 54.9892°
- Ascending node
- 295.3287°
- Arg. of perigee
- 269.9652°
- Mean anomaly
- 93.955°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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 SV04 · NORAD 46826 · 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
115th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 12th this year · 807th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GPS III SV04 "Sacagawea" launch?
GPS III SV04 "Sacagawea" launched on November 5, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS III SV04 "Sacagawea"?
Coverage: GPS III Space Vehicle 04 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched GPS III SV04 "Sacagawea"?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did GPS III SV04 "Sacagawea" launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1062 flew for the 1st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did GPS III SV04 "Sacagawea" reach?
It reached a 409 × 20,190 km orbit inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did GPS III SV04 "Sacagawea" launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS III SV04 "Sacagawea" part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System