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GPS Block IIIA Satellite

<img width="800" height="445" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg?is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" />

GPS III Contingency Operations Program Connects with First GPS III Satellite On Orbit

October 26, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Global Positioning System (GPS), GPS III, GPS III Contingency Operations Program (COps), Navigation satellite, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The Global Positioning System (GPS) enterprise reached another major milestone on Oct. 21, when the GPS III Contingency Operations Program

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GPS ground antenna at Schriever Air Force Base

<img width="800" height="445" src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GPS-Ground-Antenna-Schriever-AFB-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image" alt="GPS ground antenna at Schriever Air Force Base" data-attachment-id="24793" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/raytheons-gps-ocx-modernized-monitoring-station-receivers-completes-final-qualification-testing/ground-antenna/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GPS-Ground-Antenna-Schriever-AFB.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Raytheon Company","camera":"","caption":"GPS ground antenna at Schriever Air Force Base, home of the 50th Space Wing.","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"Ground-antenna","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS ground antenna at Schriever Air Force Base" data-image-description="<p>GPS ground antenna at Schriever Air Force Base, home of the U.S. Air Force (USAF)’s 50th Space Wing. The 50th Space Wing is a component of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC). Photo: Raytheon.</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GPS-Ground-Antenna-Schriever-AFB-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GPS-Ground-Antenna-Schriever-AFB-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GPS-Ground-Antenna-Schriever-AFB-800x445.jpg?is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" />

Raytheon Completes Full GPS OCX Design and Development

October 1, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Global Positioning System (GPS), GPS III, Raytheon, Raytheon GPS OCX, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Raytheon Company’s GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System, known as GPS OCX, has completed full software and hardware development and entered

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ULA Delta IV Medium+ with GPSIII SV02

ULA Delta IV Rocket Launches U.S. Air Force’s GPSIII SV02 “Magellan” Satellite

August 22, 2019August 22, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Delta IV Medium, Global Positioning System (GPS), GPS Block IIIA, GPS III, Navigation satellite, U.S. Air Force (USAF), United Launch Alliance (ULA), USA

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Medium rocket launched the second Global Positioning System III (GPS III SV02) satellite,

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GPS Block IIIA Satellite

<img width="800" height="445" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg?is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" />

United Launch Alliance Set to Launch Second GPS III Satellite for U.S. Air Force

August 20, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Delta IV Medium, Global Positioning System (GPS), GPS Block IIIA, GPS III, Navigation satellite, U.S. Air Force (USAF), United Launch Alliance (ULA), USA

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket is in final preparations to launch the second Global Positioning System III

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GPS Block IIIA Satellite

<img width="800" height="445" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg?is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" />

U.S. Air Force’s Second GPS III Satellite “Magellan” Encapsulated for July 25 Launch

July 8, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Astrotech Space Operations (ASO), Delta IV Medium, Global Positioning System (GPS), GPS Block IIIA, GPS III, Lockheed Martin, Navigation satellite, U.S. Air Force (USAF), United Launch Alliance (ULA), USA

The second next-generation, Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite – nick-named “Magellan” by the U.S. Air Force — is sealed up

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GPS Block IIIA Satellite

<img width="800" height="445" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg?is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" />

Lockheed Martin Delivers GPS III COps Software Upgrade to U.S. Air Force’s Current GPS Ground Control System

June 11, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), Global Positioning System (GPS), GPS III, Lockheed Martin, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Lockheed Martin delivered the GPS III Contingency Operations (COps) software upgrade to the U.S. Air Force’s current GPS ground control

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GPS ground antenna at Schriever Air Force Base

<img width="800" height="445" src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GPS-Ground-Antenna-Schriever-AFB-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image" alt="GPS ground antenna at Schriever Air Force Base" data-attachment-id="24793" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/raytheons-gps-ocx-modernized-monitoring-station-receivers-completes-final-qualification-testing/ground-antenna/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GPS-Ground-Antenna-Schriever-AFB.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Raytheon Company","camera":"","caption":"GPS ground antenna at Schriever Air Force Base, home of the 50th Space Wing.","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"Ground-antenna","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS ground antenna at Schriever Air Force Base" data-image-description="<p>GPS ground antenna at Schriever Air Force Base, home of the U.S. Air Force (USAF)’s 50th Space Wing. The 50th Space Wing is a component of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC). Photo: Raytheon.</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GPS-Ground-Antenna-Schriever-AFB-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GPS-Ground-Antenna-Schriever-AFB-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GPS-Ground-Antenna-Schriever-AFB-800x445.jpg?is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" />

Raytheon’s GPS OCX Modernized Monitoring Station Receivers Completes Final Qualification Testing

May 16, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), Global Positioning System (GPS), GPS III, Raytheon, Raytheon GPS OCX, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Raytheon Company’s GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System program, known as GPS OCX, completed final qualification testing of the system’s modernized

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GPS Block IIIA Satellite

<img width="800" height="445" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg?is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" />

U.S. Air Force’s Second Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite Arrives in Cape Canaveral for July Launch

March 26, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Cape Canaveral AFS, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), Global Positioning System (GPS), GPS III, Lockheed Martin, Military satellite, Navigation satellite, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Lockheed Martin shipped the U.S. Air Force’s second GPS III space vehicle (GPS III SV02) to Cape Canaveral in Florida,

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GPS Block IIIA Satellite

<img width="800" height="445" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image" alt="GPS Block IIIA Satellite" data-attachment-id="4355" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/lockheed-martin-gps-iii-satellite-completes-test/gps_block_iiia/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GPS Block IIIA" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GPS_Block_IIIA-800x445.jpg?is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" />

U.S. Air Force Uses Raytheon GPS OCX to Support Launch of First Modernized GPS Satellite into Space

December 25, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Global Positioning System (GPS), GPS Block IIIA, GPS III, Navigation satellite, Range Generation Next (RGNext), Raytheon, Raytheon GPS OCX, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The U.S. Air Force used Raytheon’s GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System, known as GPS OCX, to support the launch of

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Spaceflight SSO-A SmallSat Express

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launches U.S. Air Force’s First GPS III Satellite into Orbit

December 23, 2018December 25, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Cape Canaveral AFS, Falcon 9, Global Positioning System (GPS), GPS Block IIIA, GPS III, Military satellite, Navigation satellite, SpaceX Technologies, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The U.S. Air Force’s first GPS III satellite was successfully launched into orbit abroad SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space

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