CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched a Global Positioning System satellite for the U.S. Space Force on Thursday afternoon.
A Falcon 9 rocket launched the fifth GPS III satellite from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex 40.
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The company is reusing a booster that launched the GPS III-4 satellite in November 2020.
This is the fifth GPS III satellite of a series of 10 for the military.
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The launched happened at 12:09 p.m.
Watch video of the launch above.
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Picture by Jon Galed (Jon Galed/Jon Galed) SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo 1 Unmanned Jan 17 2019 SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo 1 Unmanned Jan 17 2019.
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Picture taken by Jon Galed (Jon Galed/Jon Galed) SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo 1 Unmanned Jan 17 2019 SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo 1 Unmanned Jan 17 2019.
Picture taken by Jon Galed (Jon Galed/Jon Galed) SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo 1 Unmanned Jan 17 2019 SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo 1 Unmanned Jan 17 2019.
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Photo by WFTV's photog Jon Galed (jon galed) ULA Launch USSF-7 launched from Cape Canaveral on May 17, 2020, at 9:14 a.m. EDT.
Photo by WFTV's photog Jon Galed (jon galed) ULA Launch USSF-7 launched from Cape Canaveral on May 17, 2020, at 9:14 a.m. EDT.
Photo by WFTV's photog Jon Galed (jon galed) ULA Launch USSF-7 launched from Cape Canaveral on May 17, 2020, at 9:14 a.m. EDT.
Photo by WFTV's photog Jon Galed (jon galed) ULA Launch USSF-7 launched from Cape Canaveral on May 17, 2020, at 9:14 a.m. EDT.
Photo by WFTV's photog Jon Galed (jon galed) ULA Launch USSF-7 launched from Cape Canaveral on May 17, 2020, at 9:14 a.m. EDT.
Photo by WFTV's photog Jon Galed (jon galed) ULA Launch USSF-7 launched from Cape Canaveral on May 17, 2020, at 9:14 a.m. EDT.
Photo by WFTV's photog Jon Galed (jon galed) ULA Launch USSF-7 launched from Cape Canaveral on May 17, 2020, at 9:14 a.m. EDT.
Photo by WFTV's photog Jon Galed (jon galed) ULA Launch USSF-7 launched from Cape Canaveral on May 17, 2020, at 9:14 a.m. EDT.
Photo by WFTV's photog Jon Galed (jon galed) ULA Launch USSF-7 launched from Cape Canaveral on May 17, 2020, at 9:14 a.m. EDT.
Photo by WFTV's photog Jon Galed (jon galed) ULA Launch USSF-7 launched from Cape Canaveral on May 17, 2020, at 9:14 a.m. EDT.
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