Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 67 | GPS III SV01
GPS III Space Vehicle 01, later named Vespucci, inaugurated the U.S. Air Force's third-generation GPS spacecraft with improved accuracy, resilience, and signal compatibility. Falcon 9 sent the Lockheed Martin-built satellite toward medium Earth orbit on SpaceX's first National Security Space Launch mission; B1054 was intentionally expended.
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Identity
- Aliases
- GPS III SV01GPS III-1VespucciUSA-289Falcon 9 F067Falcon 9 Flight 67
- Name
- Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 67 | GPS III SV01
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- GPS III Space Vehicle 01, later named Vespucci, inaugurated the U.S. Air Force's third-generation GPS spacecraft with improved accuracy, resilience, and signal compatibility. Falcon 9 sent the Lockheed Martin-built satellite toward medium Earth orbit on SpaceX's first National Security Space Launch mission; B1054 was intentionally expended.
- End Date
- 2018-12-23
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully deployed GPS III SV01 toward medium Earth orbit; booster B1054 was intentionally expended
- Program
- GPS III navigation satellite program
- Start Date
- 2018-12-23
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.spacex.com/launches/gpsiiisv01
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 19, 2026 at 10:18:24 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 10:18:24 UTC
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