1 of 3 | The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Global Positioning System (GPS 3) satellite from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Friday. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo
May 30 (UPI) -- On Friday, SpaceX launched an advanced GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
A Falcon 9 rocket was used to put the GPS III SV-08 into orbit.
According to SpaceX, prep work for the launch was done in less than three days, a new record for U.S. national security missions.
Those preparations normally take 18-24 months.
