CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket equipped with the GPS III Space Vehicle 03 Tuesday afternoon.
See the launch below:
WATCH: SpaceX launches GPS satellite from Cape CanaveralSpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket equipped with the GPS III Space Vehicle 03 Tuesday afternoon.
Posted by WFTV Channel 9 on Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/E2xaQQNw1w
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 30, 2020
The satellite is built by Lockheed Martin.
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Forecasters said there was about a 60 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for the launch, but weather did not end up being a problem.
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Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship! pic.twitter.com/5zYhTFDUsM
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 30, 2020
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