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This page records Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV07 (RRT-1) and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission
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.
- 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 B1085 has landed on ASDS ASOG after its 4th 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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Instantaneous windowPublished target
SCHEDULED MOMENT
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Weather concerns
Cumulus Cloud Rule
Flight timeline
Planned sequence, not live telemetry. Times are relative to the launch target.
- T−00:38:00
GO for Prop Load
- T−00:35:00
Prop Load
- T−00:35:00
Stage 1 LOX Load
- T−00:16:00
Stage 2 LOX Load
- T−00:07:00
Engine Chill
- T−00:01:00
Startup
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- T−00:01:00
Tank Press
- T−00:00:45
GO for Launch
- T−00:00:03
Ignition
- T+00:00:00
Liftoff
- T+00:01:16
Max-Q
- T+00:02:33
MECO
- T+00:02:36
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:02:44
SES-1
- T+00:06:12
Entry Burn Startup
- T+00:06:38
Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+00:08:06
Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+00:08:10
SECO-1
- T+00:08:29
Stage 1 Landing
- T+01:03:33
SES-2
- T+01:04:20
SECO-2
- T+01:29:21
Payload Separation
Launch site & orbit
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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