January 27, 2026: SpaceX has launched the GPS-III SV09 mission aboard Falcon 9 B1096-5 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. On board today's mission was another GPS Block III satellite, as part of the next generation GPS constelation launched to Medium Earth Orbit. A few minutes after launch, after completing its mission, the booster returned to land on "A Shortfall Of Gravitas" (ASOG) | NASASpaceflight.com

1.1M views · 9.8K reactions | Friday's SpaceX launch of the GPS III mission had an amazing effect that I haven't witnessed before, where the flame trail got washed out by the vapors and took on a distorted view of the flame trail. Dennis Hlavsa / @dhlavsa with SpaceX FrontPage | Space FrontPage | Facebook