SpaceX/Falcon 9 Block 5·Space Launch Complex 40

Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV05

Name: Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV05
Start: 2021-06-17T16:09:35+00:00
End: 2021-06-17T18:09:35.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 40

Orbit: Medium Earth Orbit·Type: Navigation

Mission Elapsed Time (MET)

T+ 1964d 05:40:47Thu, 17 Jun 2021 16:09:35 GMT

Launch Successful

Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV05 mission image

Vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5Credit: SpaceX · Launch Library 2

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.

Target orbit: Medium Earth Orbit
Mission type: Navigation

Rocket family: Falcon
Height: 70m
Diameter: 3.7m
Payload to LEO: 22,800kg
Liftoff thrust: 7,607kN
Stages: 2

Mission living knowledge

Generating living knowledge… this can take several minutes.