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GPS III SV05

Launched

June 17, 2021

Launch SuccessfulWeather 90% go
GPS III USAF Mission Patch

Summary

GPS III SV05 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 17, 2021. It was SpaceX's 140th launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 6,094th orbital launch attempt. It was the 66th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 19th this year. Booster B1062 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). It reached a 401 × 20,182 km orbit inclined 55.0°. One object from this launch is catalogued.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXGlobal Positioning System
Booster
  • B1062 · flight 2 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 223 days after its previous flight, GPS III SV04 · 647 km downrange
Mission
Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
Milestone
66th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 19th this yearSpaceX's 140th launch23rd this yearhumanity's 6,094th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

55.0°Inclination
401 × 20182 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
356.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements
47.1°Ascending node
1946 d agoElement epoch2021-06-17 17:39 UTC · stale

GPS III SV05 · NORAD 48859 · 2021-054 · Space-Track

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2021-054A
Epoch
2021-06-17 17:39:54 UTC
Mean motion
4.03632393 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.5935642
Inclination
54.9936°
Ascending node
47.1111°
Arg. of perigee
270.004°
Mean anomaly
26.2445°
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 SV05 · NORAD 48859 · 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.

Related page: www.spacex.com

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Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

129th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 12th this year · 824th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

11 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Successful launch per Lockheed Martin's twitter

Rob1bouchet · Jun 17, 2021 · source

Show 4 earlier updates

  • 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

Questions

When did GPS III SV05 launch?

GPS III SV05 launched on June 17, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch GPS III SV05?

Coverage: Falcon 9 GPS III SV05; GPS III Space Vehicle 05 Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched GPS III SV05?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did GPS III SV05 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1062 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.

What orbit did GPS III SV05 reach?

It reached a 401 × 20,182 km orbit inclined 55.0°.

How many satellites did GPS III SV05 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is GPS III SV05 part of?

Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System