Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV05
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
June 17, 2021, 4:09 p.m. - June 17, 2021, 4:24 p.m.
June 17, 2021, 4:09 p.m. - June 17, 2021, 4:24 p.m.
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.
Geoff Barrett is an independent graphic artist that creates launch infographics for space flight events.
Successful launch per Lockheed Martin's twitter
Weather 70%.
Weather 60%
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
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Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
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