Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 123 | GPS III SV05
GPS III SV05 carried the fifth GPS III spacecraft into medium Earth orbit for the U.S. Space Force. The Lockheed Martin-built satellite added modernized positioning, navigation, timing, civilian L1C, and protected M-code capability; the launch was the first National Security Space Launch mission to reuse a booster.
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- GPS III SV05GPS III Space Vehicle 05USA-319Neil ArmstrongFalcon 9 F123Falcon 9 Flight 123
- Name
- Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 123 | GPS III SV05
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- GPS III SV05 carried the fifth GPS III spacecraft into medium Earth orbit for the U.S. Space Force. The Lockheed Martin-built satellite added modernized positioning, navigation, timing, civilian L1C, and protected M-code capability; the launch was the first National Security Space Launch mission to reuse a booster.
- End Date
- 2021-06-17
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully deployed GPS III SV05 into medium Earth orbit and recovered booster B1062
- Program
- GPS III constellation modernization
- Start Date
- 2021-06-17
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- Creation Time
- July 19, 2026 at 14:38:48 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 14:38:48 UTC
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