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GPS III SV06
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SpaceX

GPS III SV06

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Falcon 9 Block 5
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Jan 18, 12:24:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitMedium Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
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Mission

GPS-IIIA (Global Positioning System) is the first evolution stage of the third generation of the GPS satellites. It consists of the first ten (known as "tranche") of GPS III satellites.

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitMedium Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowJan 18, 12:10:00 UTC→Jan 18, 12:25:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height70 m
Diameter3.65 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record606/607 successful
Landings593/598
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.562, -80.577
Scrub riskLOW
Go91%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go91%LL2 Go95%Wind0 ktGusts0 ktCloud80%Temp75°F

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

1500% cloud cover in layer above freezing (14681 ft) — approximated

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1077
active2nd flight
Flights29
Landings29/29100%
Fastest turn26d 20h
Recovered · ASDS · ASOG· 637 km downrange
104d 20h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the Crew-5 mission.

Previous flights · 28
  1. #29BlueBird Block 2 #3-5+26d 20hASOGJun 17, 2026
  2. #28Starlink Group 10-31+62d 19hASOGMay 21, 2026
  3. #27Starlink Group 10-33+27d 12hJRTIMar 19, 2026
  4. #26Starlink Group 10-36+79d 3hJRTIFeb 20, 2026
  5. #25Starlink Group 6-95+37d 7hASOGDec 2, 2025