CAPE CANAVERAL SFS, Fla. — A Falcon 9 rocket carrying a GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Wednesday morning.
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Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/japNCsqHs8
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 18, 2023
SpaceX officials launched of the GPS III SV06, called Amelia Earhart, at 7:24 a.m. on Jan. 18.
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Following the launch, the Falcon 9 first-stage booster landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
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The booster for this mission was previously used to launch SpaceX’s Crew-5 mission.
Falcon 9’s first stage booster has landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship pic.twitter.com/3Bn8p1vGxF
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 18, 2023
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