GPS III SV08

Mission

GPS III SV08 on Falcon 9 Block 5. Fri 30 May 2025, 17:37:59 UTC. Reported outcome: Success. Launch site: Space Launch Complex 40. Source: Launch Library 2.

Eighth of ten GPS III missions.

Mission type

Navigation

Orbit

Medium Earth Orbit

Programmes: Global Positioning System

Rocket file imagery

Launch timeline

Times are relative to liftoff.

1. T-38 minFri 30 May, 18:59 CEST

   GO for Prop Load

   Launch director verifies go for propellant load

2. T-35 minFri 30 May, 19:02 CEST

   Stage 1 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage

3. T-35 minFri 30 May, 19:02 CEST

   Prop Load

   Start of propelland loading

4. T-16 minFri 30 May, 19:21 CEST

   Stage 2 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage

5. T-7 minFri 30 May, 19:30 CEST

   Engine Chill

   Start of engine chilling

6. T-1 minFri 30 May, 19:36 CEST

   Tank Press

   Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels

7. T-1 minFri 30 May, 19:36 CEST

   Startup

   The onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks

8. T-45 sFri 30 May, 19:37 CEST

   GO for Launch

   Launch director verifies go for launch

9. T-3 sFri 30 May, 19:37 CEST

   Ignition

   Start of the engine ignition sequence

10. T-0Fri 30 May, 19:37 CEST

    Liftoff

    First upwards movement of the rocket

11. T+1 min 16 sFri 30 May, 19:39 CEST

    Max-Q

    Maximum dynamic pressure

12. T+2 min 28 sFri 30 May, 19:40 CEST

    MECO

    Cut-off of the main engine

13. T+2 min 32 sFri 30 May, 19:40 CEST

    Stage 2 Separation

    Separation of the second stage from the first

14. T+2 min 40 sFri 30 May, 19:40 CEST

    SES-1

    First start of the second engine

15. T+6 min 8 sFri 30 May, 19:44 CEST

    Entry Burn Startup

    Start of the atmospheric entry burn

16. T+6 min 36 sFri 30 May, 19:44 CEST

    Entry Burn Shutdown

    End of the atmospheric entry burn

17. T+8 min 1 sFri 30 May, 19:46 CEST

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

    Start of the first stage landing burn

18. T+8 min 7 sFri 30 May, 19:46 CEST

    SECO-1

    First cut-off of the second engine

19. T+8 min 28 sFri 30 May, 19:46 CEST

    Stage 1 Landing

    Landing of the first stage

20. T+1 h 3 min 31 sFri 30 May, 20:41 CEST

    SES-2

    Second start of the second engine

21. T+1 h 4 min 19 sFri 30 May, 20:42 CEST

    SECO-2

    Second cut-off of the second engine

22. T+1 h 29 min 20 sFri 30 May, 21:07 CEST

    Payload Separation

    Final deployment of the payload from the rocket

Slip history

Changes recorded by Space Right Now

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 11:16 UTC.

Launch pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA (US)

Coordinates: 28.56194122, -80.57735736