SpaceX Launches 10th GPS III Sat For USSF Post-Vehicle Swap

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches April 21, 2026, from Cape Canaveral SFS, carrying the 10th GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force. Credit: SpaceX

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches April 21 from Cape Canaveral SFS, carrying the 10th GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force.

Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX and the U.S. Space Force launched the 10th GPS III satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket on April 21 from Cape Canaveral SFS, filling out the service’s initial tranche of its next-generation position, navigation and timing (PNT) constellation and demonstrating several novel technologies. With the...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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