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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GPS III SV06
Launched
January 18, 2023
Summary
GPS III SV06 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 18, 2023. It was SpaceX's 217th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 6,379th orbital launch attempt. It was the 141st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 3rd this year. Booster B1077 flew for the 2nd time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). It reached a 399 × 20,170 km orbit inclined 55.0°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- Booster
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 141st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 3rd this yearSpaceX's 217th launch4th this yearhumanity's 6,379th orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
GPS III SV06 · NORAD 55268 · 2023-009 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-009A
- Epoch
- 2023-01-18 13:54:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.03893235 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.593525
- Inclination
- 55.0147°
- Ascending node
- 202.2429°
- Arg. of perigee
- 269.9899°
- Mean anomaly
- 26.2635°
- 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 SV06 · NORAD 55268 · 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
166th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 3rd this year · 871st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
8 days 7 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
SwGustav · 1/18/2023 · source
Coverage live
SwGustav · 1/18/2023 · source
New T-0
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/18/2023 · source
Go for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/17/2023 · source
Updating launch window
Nosu · 1/16/2023 · source
Weather >90%
Nosu · 1/15/2023 · source
Added launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/13/2023 · source
Adding T-0 and setting TBC
Nosu · 1/3/2023 · source
NET January
Nosu · 10/27/2022 · source
Questions
When did GPS III SV06 launch?
GPS III SV06 launched on January 18, 2023. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPS III SV06?
Coverage: GPS III Space Vehicle 06 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched GPS III SV06?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did GPS III SV06 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1077 flew for the 2nd time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit did GPS III SV06 reach?
It reached a 399 × 20,170 km orbit inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did GPS III SV06 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GPS III SV06 part of?
Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System