Launch Mission: GPS III SV05

🧾 Mission Details

Flight #: 131

Details: SpaceX's fourth GPS III launch will use the first stage from the previous GPS mission. This will be the first time a National Security Space Launch has flown on a flight proven booster. Falcon 9 will launch from SLC-40, Cape Canaveral and the booster will land downrange on a drone ship. GPS III is the third generation of the U.S. Space Force's NAVSTAR Global Positioning System satellites, developed by Lockheed Martin. The GPS III constellation will feature a cross-linked command and control architecture, allowing the entire GPS constellation to be updated simultaneously from a single ground station. A new spot beam capability for enhanced military coverage and increased resistance to hostile jamming will be incorporated.

🚀 Rocket Details

Name: Falcon 9

Type: rocket

📍 Launchpad Details

Name: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Space Launch Complex 40

Location: Cape Canaveral, Florida

🛰️ Cores

• Core Serial: B1062 — Reuse Count: 8View Core

🧑‍🚀 Payloads

• Payload: GPS III SV05 — Mass: 3681 kgView Payload

🚢 Ships Involved

• Name: HOS Briarwood — Type: CargoView Ship
• Name: Finn Falgout — Type: TugView Ship
• Name: Just Read The Instructions 2 — Type: BargeView Ship

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