1.1M views · 9.8K reactions | Friday's SpaceX launch of the GPS III mission had an amazing effect that I haven't witnessed before, where the flame trail got washed out by the vapors and took on a distorted view of the flame trail. Dennis Hlavsa / @dhlavsa with SpaceX FrontPage | Space FrontPage | Facebook

431 reactions · 59 shares |  Thankful for the United States Air Force this Fourth of July! ️ Here's the second GPS III satellite packing up, ready to serve their mission  Launching July 25 | Lockheed Martin | Facebook

Mission Success! Our GPS III satellite for the United States Space Force is climbing to orbit under its own power, where it will soon provide three times better accuracy and up to eight times improved anti-jamming capabilities over previous satellites. 🚀 Read more: https://lmt.co/3pc2bl0 | Lockheed Martin

January 27, 2026: SpaceX has launched the GPS-III SV09 mission aboard Falcon 9 B1096-5 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. On board today's mission was another GPS Block III satellite, as part of the next generation GPS constelation launched to Medium Earth Orbit. A few minutes after launch, after completing its mission, the booster returned to land on "A Shortfall Of Gravitas" (ASOG) | NASASpaceflight.com

Clean room ➡️ Launch Pad Here's how GPS III 🛰️ comes together in the factory. 📅 Launching, Aug. 22 at 9 AM Learn more: https://lmt.co/2YRuefS | Lockheed Martin