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US Space Force, SpaceX Launch Another Accelerated Timeline GPS III Mission

By Rachel Jewett

Friday, May 30th, 2025

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US Space Force, SpaceX Launch Another Accelerated Timeline GPS III Mission

SpaceX launches GPSIII-7 space vehicle 08 mission on a Falcon 9 rocket on May 30. Screenshot via SpaceX

SpaceX launched a GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force last Friday afternoon in the second demonstration of accelerating the timeline to launch. With the accelerated mission, the launch was executed in a timeline of three months, which involved collaboration between the Space Force, prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] and SpaceX, including taking the GPS III satellite out of storage, expediting the launch vehicle integration, and preparing for launch. The GPS III-7, space vehicle 08 mission to Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) lifted…

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