US EditionSpaceX Launches Advanced GPS Satellite for Space Force
- The U.S. Space Force launched the eighth GPS III satellite, GPS III SV-08, on May 30, 2025, from Cape Canaveral aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
- The launch shifted from United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket to Falcon 9 to accelerate deployment amid growing threats to GPS signals from hostile actors.
- GPS III SV-08, built by Lockheed Martin, enhances the constellation with advanced M-code anti-jamming and new civilian L5 signals to improve military and civilian navigation resilience.
- Space Force officials completed preparation and launch planning in under three months, a record pace compared to typical 18 to 24-month timelines, demonstrating rapid response capability.
- This rapid launch reinforces Space Force efforts to sustain GPS availability and sets a model for agile satellite deployments using multiple launch providers to ensure resilient national security space capabilities.
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Another Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite Lifts Off into Orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla., May 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- At 1:37 p.m. EDT today, the eighth GPS III space vehicle—designed and built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) —successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. It achieved…
Space Force launches second ‘rapid-response’ GPS mission
The Space Force successfully launched a Global Positioning System satellite on Friday — marking the second instance the service has demonstrated its ability to quickly put a GPS space vehicle into orbit in a fraction of the usual time. The GPS III SV-08 was launched via a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. It’s the eighth space vehicle for the GPS III constellation to go on orbit. The series of satellites,…
SpaceX to launch another GPS III satellite in record turnaround
The launch of GPS III SV-08 — the eighth satellite in the GPS III constellation — was originally assigned to United Launch Alliance (ULA) The post SpaceX to launch another GPS III satellite in record turnaround appeared first on SpaceNews.
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