GPS III

Americas Space 

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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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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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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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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Americas Space 

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 Air Force Station, 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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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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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 Air Force Station, 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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U.S. Air Force’s First GPS III Satellite Encapsulated for Dec. 18 Launch

December 11, 2018December 25, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Falcon 9, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), Global Positioning System (GPS), GPS Block IIIA, GPS III, Lockheed Martin, Military satellite, Navigation satellite, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The U.S. Air Force’s first Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite is now encapsulated for its planned December 18 launch from

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U.S. Air Force Announces Selection of GPS III Follow-On Contract

September 15, 2018December 25, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Global Positioning System (GPS), GPS III, GPS III Follow On (GPS IIIF), Lockheed Martin, Military satellite, Navigation satellite, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The U.S. Air Force announced selection of Lockheed Martin for a fixed-price-type production contract for 22 GPS III Follow-On satellites

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U.S. Air Force’s First Advanced GPS III Satellite Shipped To Cape Canaveral For Launch

August 30, 2018December 25, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Global Positioning System (GPS), GPS Block IIIA, GPS III, Lockheed Martin, Military satellite, Navigation satellite, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Lockheed Martin shipped the U.S. Air Force’s first GPS III space vehicle (GPS III SV01) to Cape Canaveral for its

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