GPS III SV10
Falcon 9 Block 5
SpaceX
Trajectory
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Mission
GPS III SV10
- Type: Navigation
- Orbit: Medium Earth Orbit
- Launch Cost: $52,000,000
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.
Location
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Space Launch Complex 40 has witnessed the launch of 277 rockets, including 277 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 991 rocket launches.
Rocket
SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
Landing
Core Unknown F9
Booster Unknown F9 last launched unknown and has seen 0 successful launches and landings. Booster serial number unknown.
Agency
SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
HAPPY LAUNCH TO ALL INVOLVED.