Falcon 9 launches GPS satellite in first national security mission with reused booster

WASHINGTON -- A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a U.S. Space Force GPS 3 satellite June 17. The rocket lifted off at 12:09 p.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The Falcon 9 launched the Lockheed Martin-built GPS 3 Space Vehicle 5 -- the 5th satellite of the […] SpaceNews