Space Force Launches GPS III SV06 Aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Written 19 January 2023
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launches the GPS III Space Vehicle 06 mission January 18th at 7:24 a.m. ET from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. | Credit: SpaceX; YouTube; framegrab
Inside Defense reports that the “Space Force successfully launched another Global Positioning System III-series satellite from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL, the morning of Jan. 18 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.” The GPS III satellites, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, “provide up to three times greater accuracy and an eightfold increase in anti-jamming capabilities compared to earlier systems, Space Systems Command said in a press release.” In the release, Program Executive Officer for Military Communications & PNT Directorate Cordell DeLaPena Jr. said, “With the GPS III SV06 launch, GPS has accomplished another step towards Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT)’s overall mission of modernizing capabilities for our civilians and military users while maintaining the performance and resiliency of our existing architecture.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launches the GPS III Space Vehicle 06 mission January 18th at 7:24 a.m. ET
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