Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV07 (RRT-1)
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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SpaceX
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.
GPS III SV07 (RRT-1)
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.
Falcon 9 Block 5
Height 70.00 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 8300 kg
Liftoff Thrust 7607 kN
Diameter 3.65 Meters
Mass To LEO 22800 kg
Liftoff Mass 549 Tonnes
Launch Success 357
Consecutive Success 60
Maiden Flight 2018-05-11
Launch Failures 1
Core
Serial B1085
Status active
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 4
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type ASDS
Location ASOG
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-12-17T03:21:00+0000
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-12-17T00:52:00+0000
Liftoff.
LL2
2024-12-17T00:40:00+0000
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-12-17T00:06:00+0000
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-12-16T03:53:00+0000
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-12-15T14:58:00+0000
NET December 16 EST.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-12-15T01:20:00+0000
Updated launch weather.
Nosu
2024-12-14T09:58:00+0000
Weather is 80% favorable for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-12-14T08:05:00+0000
NET December 16 UTC, to be confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-12-14T01:45:00+0000
Scrubbed for the day due to high surface winds; new launch date TBD.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-12-14T00:50:00+0000
Scrubbed for the day.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-12-14T00:24:00+0000
Updated launch weather.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-12-13T23:29:00+0000
Now targeting Dec 14 at 01:05 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-12-13T04:49:00+0000
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-12-12T18:30:00+0000
Updated launch weather.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-12-12T03:14:00+0000
Updated launch weather.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-12-11T17:57:00+0000
Updated T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-12-08T04:49:00+0000
Added tentative launch date and time per marine navigation warnings.
hitura-nobad
2024-11-26T06:59:00+0000
Updated launch pad.
hitura-nobad
2024-11-20T21:21:00+0000
NET Dec 2024
Nosu
2023-10-31T20:06:15+0000
Adding launch
Programs
Global Positioning System
The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radio navigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force. It is one of the global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) that provide geolocation and time information to a GPS receiver anywhere on or near the Earth where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites.
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