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SpaceX Launches GPS III Satellite on Reused Booster in a US Military Milestone

By Rachel Jewett

Thursday, June 17th, 2021

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SpaceX Launches GPS III Satellite on Reused Booster in a US Military Milestone

SpaceX launches the fifth GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force on June 17, 2021. Photo: SpaceX

SpaceX’s latest GPS III launch was its fourth time launching this type of satellite for the U.S. military, but last Thursday’s mission marked a brand-new milestone: It was the first time a National Security Space Launch (NSSL) mission was conducted on a reused booster. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off from Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on June 17 at 12:09 EST, carrying the Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built fifth GPS III (SV05). The booster successfully landed…

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