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U.S. Space Force switches rockets for upcoming GPS satellite launch
The GPS III Space Vehicle 09, the ninth GPS III spacecraft, is pictured traveling by road from Lockheed Martin facilities in Denver, CO, to Florida’s Space Coast. Image: Lockheed Martin The next Global Positioning System satellite is switching from a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket to a SpaceX Falcon 9, a spokesperson for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command System Delta 80 said Tuesday. SpaceX could launch the GPS III Space Vehicle…
The US Space Force has decided to significantly revise the launch schedule for its next-generation GPS satellites. The GPS-3 SV09 satellite, originally scheduled to be launched by a Vulcan rocket, will now be launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9. Command officials clarified that this reshuffle is dictated by the desire to expedite the satellite's delivery to its target orbit and... The post "Emergency Rocket Replacement: US Changes Launch Vehicles …
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