Today in the United States, the Falcon launch vehicle successfully launched from the Cosmodrome at Cape Canaveral 9. It launched the third-generation satellite GPS III into orbit..
A message about this appeared on the official website of SpaceX.
Launch Falcon 9 It took place in 16.10 Eastern time. The rocket went into space from the 40th launch pad.
Satellite, which is a heavy Falcon rocket 9 put into orbit, weighs 3,8 tons. He will be the third in the global positioning system.. In the future, it is planned to create a grouping from 32 such satellites.
Gradually they will replace their predecessors., which provided a GPS signal around the globe. The satellite constellation currently in orbit allows you to determine the coordinates of objects with accuracy 3-10 m. New devices can do this at least three times more accurately.
Besides, GPS III is better suited for anti-jamming, than his predecessors. Its signal suppression protection is eight times more effective.
New satellites are released by the American company Lockheed Martin. Each one is worth 577 million dollars and can be operated 15 years.
GPS operator, used around the world, are the US Air Force.
