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GPS III SV07 (RRT-1)

Launched

December 17, 2024 · 00:52 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 75% go
RRT-1

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Summary

GPS III SV07 (RRT-1) launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 17, 2024 at 00:52 UTC. It was SpaceX's 442nd launch, 131st this year and humanity's 6,835th orbital launch attempt. It was the 354th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 125th this year. Booster B1085 flew for the 4th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). It reached a 411 × 20,197 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
  • B1085 · flight 4 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 39 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-77 · 570 km downrange
Mission
Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)for USSF
Milestone
354th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 125th this yearSpaceX's 442nd launch131st this yearhumanity's 6,835th orbital launch attempt246th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

55.0°Inclination
411 × 20197 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
357.1 minPeriodfrom mean elements
357.7°Ascending node
668 d agoElement epoch2024-12-17 04:41 UTC · stale

GPS III SV07 · NORAD 62339 · 2024-242 · Space-Track

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
UNKNOWN
Epoch
2024-12-17 04:41:00 UTC
Mean motion
4.03197391 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.593288
Inclination
55.0241°
Ascending node
357.7294°
Arg. of perigee
270.0122°
Mean anomaly
166.0781°
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.

Flight timeline

22 steps, T−38 min to T+1 h 29 min
  1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  3. T−35MProp Load
  4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−7MEngine Chill
  6. T−1MStartup
  7. T−1MTank Press
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M16SMax-Q
  12. T+2M33SMECO
  13. T+2M36SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M44SSES-1
  15. T+6M12SEntry Burn Startup
  16. T+6M38SEntry Burn Shutdown
  17. T+8M6SStage 1 Landing Burn
  18. T+8M10SSECO-1
  19. T+8M29SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+1H3M33SSES-2
  21. T+1H4M20SSECO-2
  22. T+1H29M21SPayload Separation

Catalogued objects

1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit

  • GPS III SV07 · NORAD 62339 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

GPS-III (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 spacecraft was original contracted to launch on United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket, and was reassigned to Falcon 9 following uncertainties in Vulcan's readiness to launch. As a result it was re-manifested within 6 months of launch under the name Rapid Response Trailblazer-1 (RRT-1). GPS III SV10, originally planned to launch on Falcon 9, will now launch on Vulcan instead.

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

279th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 61st this year · 993rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 16, 7:52 PM EST, at night

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

8 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Dec 17, 2024 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/17/2024 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 12/17/2024 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/17/2024 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/16/2024 · source

  • NET December 16 EST.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/15/2024 · source

  • Updated launch weather.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/15/2024 · source

  • NET December 16 UTC, to be confirmed.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/14/2024 · source

  • Scrubbed for the day due to high surface winds; new launch date TBD.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/14/2024 · source

  • Scrubbed for the day.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/14/2024 · source

Questions

When did GPS III SV07 (RRT-1) launch?

GPS III SV07 (RRT-1) launched on December 17, 2024 at 00:52 UTC.

Where can I watch GPS III SV07 (RRT-1)?

Coverage: SpaceX GPS III SV07 (RRT-1); SpaceX - Falcon 9 - GPS 3 10 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - December 16, 2024; Watch live: SpaceX launches U.S. Space Force RRT-1 mission from Cape Canaveral on Falcon 9 rocket. Watch the replay

What rocket launched GPS III SV07 (RRT-1)?

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

Where did GPS III SV07 (RRT-1) launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Dec 16, 7:52 PM EST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1085 flew for the 4th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did GPS III SV07 (RRT-1) reach?

It reached a 411 × 20,197 km orbit inclined 55.0°.

How many satellites did GPS III SV07 (RRT-1) launch?

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

Which program is GPS III SV07 (RRT-1) part of?

Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System