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The Falcon 9 GPS III-9 launch is scheduled for January 25, 2026, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The mission will deliver Space Vehicle 09 — an advanced GPS III satellite equipped with enhanced accuracy and anti-jamming M-Code technology — into medium Earth orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, bolstering the United States Space Force’s Global Positioning System constellation and supporting critical navigation services worldwide.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Twilight rideshare mission stood vertical at California’s Pad 4E before lifting off early in the morning to place around 40 satellites into a dusk-dawn sun-synchronous orbit. The mission, which included NASA’s Pandora exoplanet observatory and other small spacecraft, highlights SpaceX’s growing rideshare capability and continued commitment to affordable, versatile access to space.

Falcon 9 launches 29 @Starlink satellites from Florida