Falcon 9 • GPS III-8

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the GPS III-8 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The satellite, formally identified as GPS III Space Vehicle 10 (GPS III SV10) and named ‘Hedy Lamarr’ after the actress and inventor of frequency-hopping technology, will be launched into a medium Earth orbit. A little more than 8.5 minutes after liftoff, the Falcon 9 first stage booster, tail number 1095, launching for a seventh time, will land on the drone ship, ‘Just Read the Instructions,’ positioned in the Atlantic Ocean.