GPS III SV04 - Falcon 9-098 (B1062.1) - CCAFS SLC-40 - 05.11.2020 23:24 UTC

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https://www.spacex.com/updates/gps3-mission-11-05-2020/index.html

NOVEMBER 05, 2020
GPS III SPACE VEHICLE 04 MISSION

On Thursday, November 5 at 6:24 p.m. EST, Falcon 9 completed its second mission this year for the United States Space Force when it launched the GPS III Space Vehicle 04 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Following stage separation, SpaceX landed Falcon 9's first stage on the "Of Course I Still Love You" droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. The spacecraft deployed approximately 1 hour and 29 minutes after liftoff.

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Обнаружен один объект запуска

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0 TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
1 46826U 20078A   20311.17774808 -.00000001  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 46826  54.9925 295.2884 5932852 269.9915 229.1934  4.03328770    10
46826 / 2020-078A : 402 x 20184 km x 54.993°, 357.2 min, 2020-11-06 04:15:57

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 Scott Tilley @coastal8049 4 ч. назад

В ответ @planet4589

Here's tentative confirmation that GPS III SV04 is alive.  Collecting Doppler data to compare and confirm.  Position is correct based on object 46826 TLE.




3 ч. назад

В ответ @coastal8049 и @planet4589

Doppler analysis confirms ID as 46826.  The @SpaceTrackOrg TLE required some tweaking to get a nice fit.

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 John Kraus  @johnkrausphotos 2 ч. назад

Falcon 9 launches GPS III SV04 from Cape Canaveral at 6:24pm EST yesterday evening.

: Me for @SuperclusterHQ




2 ч. назад

The aftermath:

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 Trevor Mahlmann @TrevorMahlmann 3 ч. назад

Mission success

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 Julia @julia_bergeron 4 мин, назад

According to tracking it appears the technicians secured B1062 on the deck of OCISLY this morning and were underway by 10:00 am. With Eta being unpredictable they are heading towards the coast before going south. #SpaceXFleet

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https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2020-11-05-Fourth-Lockheed-Martin-Built-GPS-III-Satellites-On-Board-Engine-Now-Propelling-It-To-Orbit

Fourth Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite's On Board Engine Now Propelling It To Orbit
GPS III SV04 will be the 23rd M-Code enabled satellite in the GPS Constellation


The fourth Lockheed Martin-built GPS III space vehicle (GPS III SV04) is now headed to orbit under its own propulsion.

We are proud of our industry-government team on the launch of GPS III SV04. GPS III SV05 is already 'available for launch' and just waiting to be called up.

DENVER, Nov. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The fourth Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-built Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite is now headed to orbit under its own propulsion. Following a successful launch earlier this evening, GPS III Space Vehicle 04 (GPS III SV04) separated from its rocket and is now using onboard power to climb to its operational orbit, approximately 12,550 miles above the Earth.

About 89 minutes after a 6:24 p.m. EST liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, U.S. Space Force and Lockheed Martin engineers at the company's Denver Launch & Checkout Operations Center declared GPS III SV04 "separated" from its SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and "flying" under their control. 

In the coming days, GPS III SV04's onboard liquid apogee engine will continue to propel the satellite towards its operational orbit. Once it arrives, the engineers will send the satellite commands to deploy its solar arrays and antennas, and prepare GPS III SV04 for handover to Space Operations Command.

GPS III SV04 is the latest next-generation GPS III satellite Lockheed Martin designed and built to help the U.S. Space Force modernize today's GPS satellite constellation with new technology and capabilities. GPS III satellites will provide significant capability improvements over previous GPS satellites, including:

• Three times better accuracy;
• Up to eight times improved anti-jamming capabilities; and
• A new L1C civil signal, which is compatible with international global navigation satellite systems, like Europe's Galileo, to improve civilian user connectivity.

GPS III SV04 will also be the 23rd Military Code (M-Code) signal-enabled GPS space vehicle on orbit, continuing the Space Force's plan to fully field the more-secure, harder-to-jam and spoof GPS signal for military forces.

"With GPS III we are focused on rapidly fielding the best capabilities to the Space Force's Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Mission," said Tonya Ladwig, Lockheed Martin's Acting Vice President for Navigation Systems. "We are proud of our industry-government team on the launch of GPS III SV04. GPS III SV05 is already 'available for launch' and just waiting to be called up."

In early July, the Space Force also declared that the GPS III Follow On (GPS IIIF) program had fulfilled Milestone C, allowing the program to enter its production phase. GPS IIIF satellites will add even more capabilities, including:

• A Regional Military Protection Capability, which will increase anti-jam support in theater to ensure U.S. and allied forces cannot be denied access to GPS in hostile environments;
• an accuracy-enhancing laser retroreflector array;
• A fully digital navigation payload; and
• A new search and rescue payload.

"So many people rely on GPS every day. Continuing to invest in GPS by adding new capabilities like those coming with GPS III/IIIF will ensure GPS remains the world's 'gold standard' for PNT and just makes sense," Ladwig added.

GPS is part of the U.S.'s critical national infrastructure, driving an estimated $300 billion in annual economic benefits and responsible for $1.4 trillion since its inception. Globally, more than four billion military, civil and commercial users depend on GPS' positioning, navigation and timing signals.

Lockheed Martin is proud to be a part of the GPS III team led by the Space Production Corps Medium Earth Orbit Division, at the U.S. Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base. The GPS Operational Control Segment sustainment is managed by the Enterprise Corps, GPS Sustainment Division at Peterson Air Force Base. The 2nd Space Operations Squadron, at Schriever Air Force Base, manages and operates the GPS constellation for both civil and military users. 

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Идентифицирован как NAVSTAR 80

NORAD CAT ID

SATNAME

INTLDES

TYPE

COUNTRY

LAUNCH

SITE

DECAY

PERIOD

INCL

APOGEE

PERIGEE

RCS

TLE

46826

NAVSTAR 80 (USA 309)

2020-078A

PAYLOAD

US

2020-11-05

AFETR

357.02

55.00

20183

402

TLE | OMM

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Штормит, однако

 Julia @julia_bergeron 5 ч. назад

Fleet update: Unpredictable is the word of the day. OCISLY/Finn and Quest are slogging through weather heading west. @NOAA bouy 41008 gives an idea of wave height around 5.6 ft at intervals of 9 seconds. Ms. Chief has not pinged so anyone's guess where they are. #SpaceXFleet


 

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 Gavin - SpaceXFleet.com @SpaceXFleet 2 ч. назад

Ms. Chief is now arriving at Port Canaveral. Hopefully, the ship is carrying two fairing halves recovered during the GPS mission.


 Trevor Mahlmann @TrevorMahlmann 2 ч. назад

Ms. Chief with two fairing halves on da deck!




2 ч. назад

GO Ms. Chief with the double pluck #SpaceXFleet




1 ч. назад

Flight-proven fairing halves

In a couple days, their flight-proven falcon 9 booster will return to port to fly again next year to send up GPS-III SV05

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 Chris B - NSF @NASASpaceflight 1 ч. назад

Two pallets of cash that have fallen from space (the two fairings from the SpaceX Falcon 9 GPS III launch) have been returned to Port Canaveral by Ms. Chief.

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 Trevor Mahlmann @TrevorMahlmann 2 ч. назад

Windy day here in Port Canaveral!

Little spin for Ms. Chief before docking next to 'Just Read The Instructions' and offloading of the plucked fairing halves.

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 Gavin - SpaceXFleet.com @SpaceXFleet 15 мин. назад

OCISLY droneship and B1062.1 are hugging the coastline, trying to dodge the worst of some bad weather.

ETA to Port Canaveral is *roughly* Monday evening or Tuesday daytime.

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Одна половина обтекателя в сетке. То есть, поймали?

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 Julia @julia_bergeron 3 ч. назад

Hard to tell exactly where OCISLY is based off of the most recent pin but they are between bouy 41013 to the north and 41004 to the south. Winds of 21 kts with 27 kts gusts to the south and 7 ft waves at a period of 8 sec to the north. B1062 is riding the swells. #SpaceXFleet





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GO Quest has changed their designation to Morehead City and is heading north to safe harbor. #SpaceXFleet

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 Julia @julia_bergeron 1 ч. назад

Eta is definately impacting the Space Coast with a general grey, wet and windy day. The fairing halves on GO Ms. Chief are waiting for winds to be more favorable to transfer them off ship. OCISLY is still slogging through rough seas. #SpaceXFleet

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 Gavin - SpaceXFleet.com @SpaceXFleet 39 мин. назад

OCISLY arrival at Port Canaveral now expected NET Tuesday daytime (probably afternoon).

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#255 - задерживается в море

 Gavin - SpaceXFleet.com @SpaceXFleet 28 мин. назад

OCISLY droneship and Falcon 9 B1062 will NOT be arriving at Port Canaveral today. Delay due to bad weather at sea.

Next arrival opportunity would be after 7am ET tomorrow.

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 Julia @julia_bergeron 51 мин. назад

What a welcome sight to see. OCISLY and Finn Falgout are arriving home!
#GPSIII #SpaceXFleet




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B1062.1 looks pretty good. Huge shout out to Octagrabber for holding on and the crew of Finn Falgout for navigating the weather home.
#GPSIII #Fleetcam

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 Zac Hall // Space Explored @apollozac 19 мин. назад

SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage booster returning to Port Canaveral after recovery from sending GPS-III to orbit for Space Force

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 Greg Scott @GregScott_photo 43 мин. назад

Before 7am this cloudy & ominous day in Port Canaveral  OCISLY & B1062 arrived back in from its successful capture of the #GPSIII. It was a long ride home due to the high seas on the way back. Notice that Finn Falgout is already in place for JRTI for #Crew1. #SpaceX #NASA #Space