The satellite will be launched into orbit within six hours after the start.
Booster Falcon 9 was successfully launched from the cosmodrome in Florida with the navigation satellites GPS III–3 for the needs of U.S. Space forces. The live broadcast of the launch on its official website led company SpaceX. The rocket came off the launch pad at 16:11 on the East coast USA (23:11 MSK) from the spaceport at Cape Canaveral. Prior to this launch has been repeatedly postponed, first due to adverse weather conditions, then the cause of the pandemic coronavirus infection. It is expected that the estimated orbit of the spacecraft will be an hour and a half, RIA Novosti reported. Launched a satellite into space will be part of a group, consisting of 31 location of the device GPS.
