flown by SpaceX USA

GPS III - 01 Vespucci

Success
DEC 23201813:51:00 UTC

Named after Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.

Initially planned for a Delta IV launch, this was SpaceX's first launch of an EELV-class payload. There was no attempt to recover the first-stage booster for reuse due to the customer's requirements, including a high inclination orbit of 55.0. Nicknamed Vespucci, the USAF marked the satellite operational on 1 January 2020, under the label SVN 74.

launched from SLC-40 Canaveral

aboard Falcon 9 B5 F9-066 into MEO

Broadcast

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Booster

B1054

no recovery attempt

Payload

GPS III - 01 (Vespucci)

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last updated May 28, 2026