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WATCH: SpaceX successfully launches GPS satellite from Cape Canaveral

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 Canaveral

SpaceX 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

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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Christopher Boyce, WFTV.com

Christopher Boyce joined WFTV in January of 2019.