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LaunchMar 21, 2026

Another GPS launch shifts from ULA to SpaceX as Vulcan investigation continues

Another GPS launch shifts from ULA to SpaceX as Vulcan investigation continues
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WASHINGTON — The U. S. Space Force has reassigned another GPS satellite launch from United Launch Alliance to SpaceX, marking the fourth consecutive shift of a Global Positioning System mission between the two providers.

The change affects the GPS III SV-10 satellite, which had been slated to launch on ULA's Vulcan Centaur rocket.

In a March 20 statement, the Space Systems Command said the reassignment stems from an ongoing pause in Vulcan operations following a solid rocket booster anomaly observed during the Feb. 12 USSF-87 mission.

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