A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Jan. 27, 2026, from Cape Canaveral SFS, carrying the ninth GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force to medium Earth orbit.
Credit: SpaceX
CAPE CANAVERAL—The U.S. Space Force and SpaceX launched the latest GPS III satellite on Jan. 27 at 11:53 p.m. EST, on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral SFS. The ninth of 10 initial Lockheed Martin-built Blk. III satellites was named in honor of NASA astronaut Col...
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