Billionaire Elon Musk’s private company “SpaceX” plans to launch a GPS III-9 Satellite into Earth’s mid-orbit soon.
SpaceX will use its Falcon 9 reusable rocket for this mission, which will be one of many that have been conducted so far in 2026. The launch was scheduled for yesterday but due to bad weather was grounded from leaving Earth.
A statement from the U.S. Space Force says that the satellites are around 12,000 miles above us, “a network of Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites silently keeps our world running smoothly. More than 4 billion people around the world depend on GPS signals every day.”
Weather in favor of launch — 8:34 p.m. ET
The load is about to begin and the Falcon 9 launch is nearly ready, with weather looking favorable for the mission, SpaceX said on Twitter moments ago.
Where to watch Falcon 9 launch — 8:38 p.m. ET
SpaceX has opened a livestream via Twitter where you can watch the Launch as it’s happening.
https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1BRJjgnqYWpxw?s=20
Operations activated for launch — 8:41 p.m. ET
Brevard County Emergency Management support team has provided an update on Twitter that they have begun operations to launch SpaceX Falcon 9 with a 30 minute window in place.
Image released showing trajectory — 8:46 p.m. ET
SpaceX has released this image displaying the trajectory that the Falcon 9 rocket is set to take towards Earths mid-orbit.
LIFTOFF — 8:49 p.m. ET
The rocket has liftoff.
Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/oTzJTsyUZp
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 28, 2026
Rocket explodes — 8:53 p.m. ET
Shortly after its liftoff, the rocket has exploded, per Crime With Bobby on Twitter.
Reusable part of rocket lands — 8:57 p.m. ET
After the stage separation, the reusable part of the Falcon 9 rocket landed safely, per SpaceX.
The GPS III-9 deploys — 9:00 p.m. ET
The Satellite has deployed into Earth’s mid-orbit.
SpaceX confirms mission accomplished — 9:03 p.m. ET
GPS III-9’s launch deemed a success via SpaceX’s Instagram.
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