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GPS III SV09

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Falcon 9 Block 5

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Wednesday January 28 2026, 04:53:16 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go94%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitMedium Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

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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.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1096

active5th flight

Flights7

Landings7/7100%

Fastest turn28d 15h

Recovered · ASDS · ASOG· 570 km downrange

49d 9h since last flight

Falcon 9 booster.

Previous flights · 6

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go94%LL2 Go99%Wind2 m/sGusts3 m/sCloud20%Temp25°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

max cloud-top 5424 m above freezing 4590 m (100% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 5424 m, mean 4501 m, 100% cover, freezing 4590 m

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