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Official Spacex Gps Iii Sv01 Mission Patch

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, December 18th at 9:11 am EST for the launch of the first US Air Force GPS III satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The satellite will be deployed to medium Earth orbit approximately 1 hour and 56 minutes after liftoff. A backup launch window is available on Wednesday, December 19th at 9:07 am EST. Due to mission requirements, the Falcon 9 first stage will not attempt to land after launch.

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Official Spacex Gps Iii Sv01 Mission Patch

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, December 18th at 9:11 am EST for the launch of the first US Air Force GPS III satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The satellite will be deployed to medium Earth orbit approximately 1 hour and 56 minutes after liftoff. A backup launch window is available on Wednesday, December 19th at 9:07 am EST. Due to mission requirements, the Falcon 9 first stage will not attempt to land after launch.

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SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, December 18 for

launch of the United States Air Force’s first Global


Positioning System III space vehicle (SV) from
Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The 26-minute
launch window opens at 9:11 a.m. EST, or 14:11
UTC. The satellite will be deployed to medium Earth
orbit approximately 1 hour and 56 minutes after
liftoff.

A 26-minute backup launch window opens on


Wednesday, December 19 at 9:07 a.m. EST, or
14:07 UTC.

Due to mission requirements, SpaceX will not attempt to


land Falcon 9’s first stage after launch. Official SpaceX GPS III SV01 Mission Patch

The United States’ Global Positioning System delivers positioning, navigation, and timing services
supporting vital U.S. and allied operations worldwide, and underpins critical financial, transportation, and
agricultural infrastructure that billions of users have come to depend on daily.

The United States Air Force’s first GPS III satellite will augment the current constellation of 31 operational
GPS satellites. This newest generation of GPS satellites is designed and built to deliver positioning,
navigation, and timing information with three times better accuracy, and up to eight times improved anti-
jamming capability. GPS is used by over four billion users and supports critical missions worldwide.

GPS is a National Security Space (NSS) mission, critical to national defense. In April 2016, SpaceX was
awarded its first NSS mission, GPS III SV01. SpaceX currently has an additional four GPS III missions on
contract, all of which will be launched on Falcon 9.

spacex.com December 2018


Hour/Min/Sec Events
- 00:38:00 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for propellant load
- 00:35:00 RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading underway
- 00:35:00 1st stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading underway
- 00:16:00 2nd stage LOX loading underway
- 00:07:00 Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch
- 00:01:00 Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks
- 00:01:00 Propellant tank pressurization to flight pressure begins
- 00:00:45 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch
- 00:00:03 Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start
- 00:00:00 Falcon 9 liftoff

Hour/Min/Sec Events
00:01:04 Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:44 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:48 1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:50 2nd stage engine starts
00:03:22 Fairing deployment
00:08:16 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
01:08:51 2nd stage engine restarts
01:09:37 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
01:56:17 GPS III SV01 deployment

Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida


SpaceX’s SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is a world-class launch site that builds on a strong
heritage. The site, located at the north end of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, was used for many
years to launch Titan rockets, among the most powerful in the U.S. fleet. SpaceX took over the facility in
May 2008.

The center of the complex is composed of the concrete launch pad and flame diverter system.
Surrounding the pad are four lightning towers, propellant storage tanks, and the integration hangar.
Before launch, Falcon 9’s stages and payload are housed inside the hangar. The payload is mated to the
Falcon 9 inside SLC-40’s hangar on the transporter erector. The rocket and payload are then rolled out
from the hangar to the launch pad and lifted to a vertical position.

SpaceX Contact | James Gleeson, Communications Director, 202-649-2633, media@spacex.com.


Photos | High-resolution photos will be posted at flickr.com/spacex.
Webcast | Launch webcast will go live about 15 minutes before liftoff at spacex.com/webcast.

spacex.com December 2018

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