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SpaceX Launches the US Space Force’s Sixth GPS III Satellite

By Rachel Jewett

Wednesday, January 18th, 2023

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SpaceX Launches the US Space Force’s Sixth GPS III Satellite

SpaceX launches GPS III SV06 to orbit. Photo: US Space Force

SpaceX launched the sixth GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force on a Falcon 9 mission early Wednesday morning. The Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built satellite is part of the military’s work to modernize the fleet of GPS satellites. GPS III SV06 provides three times greater accuracy and up to eight times improved anti-jamming capabilities. The Falcon 9 rocket took off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Jan. 18 at 7:24 a.m. The satellite was delivered to…

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