GPS III SV09

Mission

GPS III SV09 on Falcon 9 Block 5. Wed 28 Jan 2026, 04:53:16 UTC. Reported outcome: Success. Launch site: Space Launch Complex 40. Source: Launch Library 2.

Ninth 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+1 min 12 sWed 28 Jan, 05:54 CET

   Max-Q

   Maximum dynamic pressure

2. T+2 min 29 sWed 28 Jan, 05:55 CET

   MECO

   Cut-off of the main engine

3. T+2 min 32 sWed 28 Jan, 05:55 CET

   Stage 2 Separation

   Separation of the second stage from the first

4. T+2 min 40 sWed 28 Jan, 05:55 CET

   SES-1

   First start of the second engine

5. T+3 min 29 sWed 28 Jan, 05:56 CET

   Fairing Separation

   Separation of the payload fairing

6. T+6 min 10 sWed 28 Jan, 05:59 CET

   Entry Burn Startup

   Start of the atmospheric entry burn

7. T+6 min 39 sWed 28 Jan, 05:59 CET

   Entry Burn Shutdown

   End of the atmospheric entry burn

8. T+8 min 5 sWed 28 Jan, 06:01 CET

   SECO-1

   First cut-off of the second engine

9. T+8 min 10 sWed 28 Jan, 06:01 CET

   Stage 1 Landing Burn

   Start of the first stage landing burn

10. T+8 min 34 sWed 28 Jan, 06:01 CET

    Stage 1 Landing

    Landing of the first stage

11. T+1 h 3 min 30 sWed 28 Jan, 06:56 CET

    SES-2

    Second start of the second engine

12. T+1 h 4 min 18 sWed 28 Jan, 06:57 CET

    SECO-2

    Second cut-off of the second engine

13. T+1 h 29 min 19 sWed 28 Jan, 07:22 CET

    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, 11:18 UTC.

Launch pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA (US)

Coordinates: 28.56194122, -80.57735736