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Falcon 9 Block 5: GPS III SV10

Name: Falcon 9 Block 5: GPS III SV10
Start: 2026-04-21T06:53:25Z
End: 2026-04-21T07:08:00Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 40

Tenth of ten GPS III missions.

Tuesday, 21 April 202606:53 UTC

Mission Data

🇺🇸SpaceXEst. 2002

Launch VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

Vehicle FamilyFalcon

Vehicle Record644 of 645 launches (99.8%)

Provider TypeCommercial

Agency Record729 successes / 15 failures (98%)

Success Streak229 consecutive

ProgramGlobal Positioning System · Navigation Constellation

Mission TypeNavigation

Target OrbitMedium Earth Orbit

Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 40

Location🇺🇸 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA USA

Orbital Launches This Year#92

Agency Launches This Year#48

Launches From This Pad404

Launches From This Site1,132

Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Falcon 9 Block 5

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

Launch updates

21 Apr 2026, 09:36 UTC
Launch success.
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21 Apr 2026, 08:23 UTC
Spacecraft separation.
21 Apr 2026, 06:53 UTC
Liftoff.
21 Apr 2026, 06:37 UTC
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
20 Apr 2026, 18:07 UTC
Updated launch weather, 90% GO.
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20 Apr 2026, 14:28 UTC
Tweaked T-0.
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19 Apr 2026, 15:04 UTC
Now targeting Apr 21 at 06:53 UTC
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19 Apr 2026, 07:08 UTC
Now targeting Apr 20 at 06:57 UTC
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16 Apr 2026, 19:06 UTC
GO for launch.
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13 Apr 2026, 17:19 UTC
NET April 20 per NOTAMs; TBC.
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Launch Site

Space Launch Complex 40 · 28.5619°N 80.5774°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.