Elon Musk's brainchild SpaceX has launched the U.S. Air Force's most powerful GPS satellite ever built.
A Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Sunday, hoisting the satellite into orbit. The successful deployment was a huge success for Musk's venture after three previous attempts were scuttled.
The satellite was supposed to soar Tuesday but rocket concerns and then weather delayed the flight.
'Engineering is true magic,' the billionaire tweeted shortly after the launch.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying the U.S. Air Force's most powerful GPS satellite ever built
SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk had an up-and-down year, but SpaceX's 21st launch of the year was a major success
Musk tweeted the phrase not long after the Falcon 9 launch
Magic Musk needed after an up-and-down year of him being charged by the SEC for fraud, stepping down as Tesla chairman, getting into a feud with the cave diving rescuer of Thai children he called a 'pedo' and dealing with production problems for his Tesla vehicles that also had a tendency to burst into flames.
Despite the rough 2018, the Falcon 9 rocket delivered a big for the company as a military contractor.
'As more GPS III satellites join the constellation, it will bring better service at a lower cost to a technology that is now fully woven into the fabric of any modern civilization,' said Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson, commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center.
Heather Wilson, secretary of the Air Force, says this next-generation GPS satellite is three times more accurate than previous versions and eight times better at anti-jamming significantly upgrading an aging system currently in place.
The GPSIII Space Vehicle 01 was nicknamed 'Vespucci' in honor of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci
Along with other considerations, the Air Force believes GPSIII 'will bring better service at a lower cost.'
The GPSIII Space Vehicle 01 was nicknamed 'Vespucci' in honor of 'Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer for whom the Americas were named,' according to the Los Angeles Air Force Base's Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) .
The 15th-century Italian explorer calculated the Earth's circumference to within 50 miles (80 kilometers).
Lockheed Martin's engineers will begin on-orbit checkout and tests estimated to be complete in six months. The satellite is expected to begin operational use in a year.
'As the U.S. enters a new era with the declaration of space as a warfighting domain, SMC is re-architecting efforts which will manage other significant U.S. acquisition agility initiatives in order to drive innovation within the space enterprise and speed the delivery of new capabilities to warfighters,' the Space and Missile Systems Center posted on Facebook.
The success of this launch will likely fuel future partnerships with the U.S. military
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, scheduled to launch a U.S. Air Force navigation satellite, sits on Launch Complex 40 on December 18
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump directed the Pentagon to create a U.S. 'Space Command' to take overall control of military space operations, and has previously spoken of creating a new 'Space Force' branch of the U.S. military.
Lockheed Martin developed the advanced GPS technology and is building the satellites at a facility near Denver.
'The first GPS III launch marks a significant milestone for the GPS constellation as well as our partnership with SpaceX,' said Col. Robert Bongiovi, SMC Launch Enterprise director. 'This launch demonstrated the successful teamwork and cooperation amongst all mission partners to deliver the capabilities our warfighter demands. I'm proud of my team and look forward to our additional National Security Space missions with SpaceX.'
Sunday's launch was Space X's 21st and final launch of the year, a company record.
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