SpaceX is going to launch a new satellite, and you can watch it live

[Mike Wehner]

• SpaceX will launch a new GPS III satellite tonight and you can watch the event live right here.
• The GPS III satellite is one of several new GPS satellites that will offer enhanced location tracking and more accuracy.
• The launch is scheduled for 9:43 p.m. EDT, according to SpaceX

I've said this before — probably multiple times — but SpaceX has had a very, very busy year. The company has been launching missions on a shockingly regular basis despite the coronavirus pandemic and even managed to fulfill its promise to NASA by launching the first crewed mission in its Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station.

Now, in what will be a somewhat more routine but nonetheless important mission, the company is planning today to launch a new, ultra-advanced GPS III satellite into Earth orbit. The mission will be launching a bit later than is typical, with the window opening at 9:43 p.m. EDT.

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