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Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV08
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GPS III SV08

Falcon 9 Block 5

Historical mission record

This page records Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV08 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.

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Launch success. (Launch time per https://bsky.app/profile/rocketksc.bsky.social/post/3lqfrllsic22j)

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Spacecraft separation.

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Mission status
Launch Successful

Status reported by the mission data provider.

LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission

Eighth of ten GPS III missions.

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, The Falcon 9 1st stage B1092 has landed on ASDS ASOG after its 4th flight. +1

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Falcon 9 Block 5
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
B1092
SpaceX
Core

B1092

Flight 4ReusedLanding successful
Recovery
A Shortfall of Gravitas
Landing method
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship

Recorded timing

This is a mission record, not an upcoming calendar appointment.

15 minute windowPublished target
WINDOW OPENS
WINDOW CLOSES

Target ·

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Weather concerns

Cumulus Cloud Rule, Surface Electric Fields Rule

Flight timeline

Planned sequence, not live telemetry. Times are relative to the launch target.

  1. T−00:38:00

    GO for Prop Load

  2. T−00:35:00

    Prop Load

  3. T−00:35:00

    Stage 1 LOX Load

  4. T−00:16:00

    Stage 2 LOX Load

  5. T−00:07:00

    Engine Chill

  6. T−00:01:00

    Tank Press

Show the full sequence (22 events)
  1. T−00:01:00

    Startup

  2. T−00:00:45

    GO for Launch

  3. T−00:00:03

    Ignition

  4. T+00:00:00

    Liftoff

  5. T+00:01:16

    Max-Q

  6. T+00:02:28

    MECO

  7. T+00:02:32

    Stage 2 Separation

  8. T+00:02:40

    SES-1

  9. T+00:06:08

    Entry Burn Startup

  10. T+00:06:36

    Entry Burn Shutdown

  11. T+00:08:01

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

  12. T+00:08:07

    SECO-1

  13. T+00:08:28

    Stage 1 Landing

  14. T+01:03:31

    SES-2

  15. T+01:04:19

    SECO-2

  16. T+01:29:20

    Payload Separation

Launch site & orbit

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Launch site & orbit

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Representative orbit · accelerated illustrationNo live tracking or simulated ascent. NASA Blue Marble.

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