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GPS III SV08

Launched

May 30, 2025 · 17:37 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 50% go
SpaceX GPS-III 7

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Summary

GPS III SV08 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 30, 2025 at 17:37 UTC. The launch window ran from 17:23 to 17:38 UTC. It was SpaceX's 517th launch, 68th this year and humanity's 6,969th orbital launch attempt. It was the 426th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 65th this year. Booster B1092 flew for the 4th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). It reached a 395 × 20,229 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
  • B1092 · flight 4 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 39 days after its previous flight, Dragon CRS-2 SpX-32 · 570 km downrange
Mission
Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)for USSF
Milestone
426th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 65th this yearSpaceX's 517th launch68th this yearhumanity's 6,969th orbital launch attempt120th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

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Orbit: as tracked

55.0°Inclination
395 × 20229 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
357.4 minPeriodfrom mean elements
51.5°Ascending node
503 d agoElement epoch2025-05-30 19:08 UTC · stale

GPS III SV08 · NORAD 64202 · 2025-116 · Space-Track

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2025-116A
Epoch
2025-05-30 19:08:14 UTC
Mean motion
4.02893303 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.5944622
Inclination
54.9958°
Ascending node
51.5453°
Arg. of perigee
270.0312°
Mean anomaly
26.1503°
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−35MProp Load
  3. T−35MStage 1 LOX 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+2M28SMECO
  13. T+2M32SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M40SSES-1
  15. T+6M8SEntry Burn Startup
  16. T+6M36SEntry Burn Shutdown
  17. T+8M1SStage 1 Landing Burn
  18. T+8M7SSECO-1
  19. T+8M28SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+1H3M31SSES-2
  21. T+1H4M19SSECO-2
  22. T+1H29M20SPayload Separation

Catalogued objects

1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit

  • GPS III SV08 · NORAD 64202 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Eighth of ten GPS III missions.

Official page: SpaceX

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 40

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

310th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 30th this year · 1,026th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: May 30, 1:37 PM EDT, in daylight

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

6 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success. (Launch time per https://bsky.app/profile/rocketksc.bsky.social/post/3lqfrllsic22j)

Cosmic_Penguin · May 31, 2025 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Spacecraft separation.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/30/2025 · source

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/30/2025 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 5/30/2025 · source

  • Updating launch weather.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/30/2025 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/30/2025 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/29/2025 · source

  • Weather is 45% GO for launch.

    hitura-nobad · 5/29/2025 · source

  • Tweaked launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/25/2025 · source

  • Added tentative launch window, TBC.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/23/2025 · source

Questions

When did GPS III SV08 launch?

GPS III SV08 launched on May 30, 2025 at 17:37 UTC. The launch window ran from 17:23 to 17:38 UTC.

Where can I watch GPS III SV08?

Coverage: SpaceX GPS III SV08; SpaceX GPS III SV08; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches GPS navigation satellite from Cape Canaveral. Watch the replay

What rocket launched GPS III SV08?

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

Where did GPS III SV08 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was May 30, 1:37 PM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1092 flew for the 4th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did GPS III SV08 reach?

It reached a 395 × 20,229 km orbit inclined 55.0°.

How many satellites did GPS III SV08 launch?

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

Which program is GPS III SV08 part of?

Global Positioning System. About Global Positioning System