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LaunchApr 21, 2026Launch location: Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

SpaceX to launch final GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force

SpaceX to launch final GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force
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The U.S. Space Force launched its final Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite into medium Earth orbit in the predawn hours of Tuesday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station occurred at 2:53:25 a.

<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"> </span> The mission was delayed a day due to poor weather in the recovery zone for the first stage.

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