SpaceX launches GPS satellite for U.S. Air Force

HAWTHORNE – Hawthorne-based SpaceX on Sunday successfully launched a U.S. Air Force GPS satellite into orbit from Cape Canaveral in Florida, after postponing several planned launches over the past few days due to weather and other issues.
The launch of the GPS III SV01 satellite, nicknamed Vespucci in honor of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, had originally been scheduled for 6:11 a.m. California time Tuesday.
The company used a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket for the launch.
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