Update: SpaceX has been forced to abort today’s launch due to an as-of-yet unspecified issue with the rocket. The rocket-triggered abort pushed the launch out of the narrow launch window and the company will now attempt the launch tomorrow, December 19th.
SpaceX’s incredibly busy slate of 2018 launches is showing not signs of slowing down in the waning months of year, and the company will send yet another of its Falcon 9 rockets skyward today to deploy a new piece of global positioning tech.
The spacecraft, GPS III-SV01, is up to three times as accurate as its predecessor, according to Lockheed Martin, and today will be the first time it is sent into space. The launch is scheduled to begin at shortly after 9 a.m. EST, and you can watch it live right here.
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