SpaceX, Elon Musk’s private space company, is aiming to launch a GPS III-9 satellite into mid-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
This satellite is designed by Lockheed Martin and will become part of the Global Positioning System operated by U.S. Space Force and used by the military, apps, and consumer technologies in the U.S.
SpaceX is using the Falcon 9 for the mission, a one-of-a-kind reusable rocket that separates into two after launch, with one part delivering the satellite to outer space, and the other hopefully returning to a launchpad on Earth.
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SpaceX posts update on X — 8:33 p.m.
Watch the live launch of Falcon 9 — 8:38 p.m.
Brevard EOC comments on launch — 8:41 p.m.
SpaceX releases new photo showing satellite path — 8:45 p.m.
SpaceX has released a new image showcasing the path that Falcon 9 will take once launched into mid-Earth orbit.
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 — 8:49 p.m.
Falcon 9 has been launched into mid-Earth orbit.
SpaceX Starship explodes after launch — 8:54 p.m.
Shortly after the launch, a video posted on X shows the explosion of Falcon 9. Watch it here.
Falcon 9’s descent — 8:57 p.m.
Falcon 9 has began its decsent, landing on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship.
Deployment of GPS III-9 confirmed — 9:00 p.m.
SpaceX response — 9:03 p.m.
SpaceX took to Instagram to announce the successful launch of GPS III-9 to orbit, completing the company’s third accelerated mission for the U.S. Space Force
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