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Falcon 9 GPS III SV03 (Columbus)

SpaceX will launch GPS Block III Space Vehicle 03 from SLC-40, Cape Canaveral AFS aboard a Falcon 9. GPS III is owned and operated by the US Air Force and produced by Lockheed Martin. This is the third GPS III satellite and the second launched by SpaceX. The satellite will be delivered into a MEO transfer orbit. The booster for this mission is expected to land on an ASDS.

Launch Information

Launch Date

Tuesday 30th June 2020 at 19:55 UTC

Launch Pad

CCSFS SLC 40

Rocket

Falcon 9

Booster

B1060.1

Launch Success

Yes

Landing Attempt

Yes

Landing Success

Yes

Landing Site

Just Read The Instructions

Payloads

Payload
Customer
Manufacturer
Mass (kg)
Mass (lbs)
Orbit
GPS III SV03 (Columbus)

USAF

Lockheed Martin

3880
8553.94
MEO

Launch Photos

All of these images are from the SpaceX Flickr page and all of them belong to SpaceX

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