Live updates from the May 30 SpaceX GPS III-7 satellite mission that launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

The launch was the second in a series the Space Force is running to test its ability to launch high-value satellites in response to operational needs.

WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the U.S. military’s latest Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite on May 30. The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:37 p.m. Eastern, carrying the GPS III SV-08 satellite — an eighth installment in the U.S. Space Force’s third-generation GPS constellation.