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SpaceX launches latest GPS III satellite for U.S. military
WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the U.S. military’s latest Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite on May 30. The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:37 p.m. Eastern, carrying the GPS III SV-08 satellite — an eighth installment in the U.S. Space Force’s third-generation GPS constellation.
SpaceX Launches GPS III Satellite For U.S. Space Force
SpaceX successfully launched the eighth of 10 GPS III satellites for the U.S. Space Force May 30 at 1:37 p.m. EDT on a Falcon 9 launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida. The rocket’s first stage landed less than 9 min. after liftoff on SpaceX’s “A Shortfall of Gravitas” autonomous drone ship...
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