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GPS III SV09

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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Wednesday January 28 2026, 04:53:16 UTC

StatusSuccess

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitMedium Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

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Mission

Ninth of ten GPS III missions.

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitMedium Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowWednesday January 28 2026, 04:38:00 UTC→Wednesday January 28 2026, 04:53:16 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

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GPS III SV09

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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00

HOURS

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00

MINUTES

:

00

SECONDS

Wednesday January 28 2026, 04:53:16 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitMedium Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

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Acquiring satellite view…

General trajectory

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Launching

Northeast

41° · NE

28.562, -80.577

Orbital elements (TLE)

2 element sets

Orbit

Apogee20,189 km

Perigee404 km

Period357.1 min

Inclination55.02°

Launch heading 41° · NE from GPS III SV09 PO.

Parking orbitGPS III SV09 PO› conelow

1 70013U 25017A 26028.20908565 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999

2 70013 55.0221 099.4496 0226571 043.6667 004.6058 15.87800172 06

OrbitGPS III SV09low

1 70013U 25017A 26028.36269676 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999

2 70013 55.0241 099.3697 5932880 270.0122 166.0781 04.03197391 08

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

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Mission

Ninth of ten GPS III missions.

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%LL2 Go99%Wind3 m/sGusts5 m/sCloud51%Temp29°C

Limiting rule: No flight within 10 nmi of an attached thunderstorm anvil.

HRRR F+0: CAPE 2144 · upper-level wind 21 kt — anvil-producing environment, no live proximity (no satellite cloud-top at this pad)

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitMedium Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowWednesday January 28 2026, 04:38:00 UTC→Wednesday January 28 2026, 04:53:16 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Acquiring satellite view…

General trajectory

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Launching

Northeast

41° · NE

28.562, -80.577

Orbital elements (TLE)

2 element sets

Orbit

Apogee20,189 km

Perigee404 km

Period357.1 min

Inclination55.02°

Launch heading 41° · NE from GPS III SV09 PO.

Parking orbitGPS III SV09 PO› conelow

1 70013U 25017A 26028.20908565 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999

2 70013 55.0221 099.4496 0226571 043.6667 004.6058 15.87800172 06

OrbitGPS III SV09low

1 70013U 25017A 26028.36269676 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999

2 70013 55.0241 099.3697 5932880 270.0122 166.0781 04.03197391 08

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%LL2 Go99%Wind3 m/sGusts5 m/sCloud51%Temp29°C

Limiting rule: No flight within 10 nmi of an attached thunderstorm anvil.

HRRR F+0: CAPE 2144 · upper-level wind 21 kt — anvil-producing environment, no live proximity (no satellite cloud-top at this pad)