Mission description
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.
Launch index
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV05
June 17, 2021 at 4:09 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch details
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June 17, 2021 at 4:09 PM UTC
Status: Launch Successful · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.5619, -80.5774
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Launch probability
- 90%
- Window opens
- June 17, 2021 at 4:09 PM UTC
- Window closes
- June 17, 2021 at 4:24 PM UTC
- Feed updated
- December 30, 2023 at 10:53 AM UTC
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Falcon 9 GPS III SV05
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Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon · Block 5
Height
70 m
Diameter
3.65 m
LEO capacity
22,800 kg
Successful launches
624
Launch complex
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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