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LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission
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 vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Navigation
- Destination orbit
- Medium Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 40
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Programs
- Global Positioning System
- Recovery
- Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, B1077 has successfully landed on ASDS ASOG after its second flight. +1
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5
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.
- Height
- 70 m
- Diameter
- 3.65 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 537
- First flight
- 2018-05-11
Recorded timing
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WINDOW END
Target ·
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Launch site & orbit
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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