Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV08’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: May 30, 2025, 5:37 p.m.
Timezone: America/New_York
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
GPS III SV08 (MEO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
SpaceX |
Rocket |
Falcon 9 |
Location |
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Pad |
Space Launch Complex 40 |
Type |
Navigation |
Orbit |
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) |
Satellites on-board
Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV08’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.
Launch statistics
Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV08’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.
Orbital Launch
#6969
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Location Launch
#1026
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Pad Launch
#310
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Agency Launch
#517
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Orbital Launch
#120
Year 2025
Location Launch
#32
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Pad Launch
#30
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Agency Launch
#68
Year 2025
Latest news about the launch
News about the space mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV08’ are fetched daily from the best sources online.
SpaceX launches latest GPS III satellite for U.S. military
GPS III SV-08, built by Lockheed Martin, is the eighth of 10 GPS III spacecraft. The post SpaceX launches latest GPS III satellite for U.S. military appeared first on SpaceNews.
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch GPS III-7 mission on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
The mission represents a short turnaround time for a national security mission, launching just three months after getting the call up from the government. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 40 at 1:23 p.m. EDT (1723 UTC).
SpaceX to launch another GPS III satellite in record turnaround
The launch of GPS III SV-08 — the eighth satellite in the GPS III constellation — was originally assigned to United Launch Alliance (ULA) The post SpaceX to launch another GPS III satellite in record turnaround appeared first on SpaceNews.
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