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GPS upgrade: SMC shares constellation modernization plans

By  - Posted on 07 May 2021 in Featured Stories & From the Magazine & GNSS.

By Col. Ryan Colburn Director, Spectrum Warfare Division and Portfolio Architect, Space and Missile Systems Center The United States’ Global Positioning System is used now more than ever before. With... Read more»

GPS III SV04 receives operational acceptance, 1 more needed for M-code

By  - Posted on 02 Dec 2020 in Defense & Featured Stories & Latest News.

The fourth GPS III satellite, space vehicle (SV) 04, received United States Space Force’s Operational Acceptance approval on Dec. 1. Operational acceptance marks another significant milestone for the GPS III... Read more»

Fourth GPS III satellite successfully launched

By  - Posted on 05 Nov 2020 in Featured Stories & GNSS & Latest News.

UPDATE:  The U.S. Space Force, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) and its mission partners successfully launched the fourth GPS III satellite at 6:24 p.m. EST Nov. 5 from Space... Read more»

Third GPS III arrives at Cape Canaveral for April launch

By  - Posted on 10 Feb 2020 in Featured Stories & GNSS & Latest News.

The nation’s third next-generation GPS III satellite — and the first delivered by Lockheed Martin to the new U.S. Space Force — has arrived in Florida for an expected April... Read more»

GPS III production update: On the road to a refreshed constellation

By  - Posted on 01 Oct 2019 in From the Magazine & GNSS & Latest News.

With GPS III SV01 and SV02 now on orbit, GPS III satellites continue to roll off the production line at Lockheed Martin’s GPS III Processing Facility near Denver. Johnathon Caldwell,... Read more»

How GPS III is performing in orbit

By  - Posted on 13 May 2019 in Featured Stories & GNSS.

Plus an update on GPS III satellites in production Editor Alan Cameron talked with Johnathon Caldwell, Lockheed Martin’s vice president of navigation systems. Tell us about the on-orbit performance of... Read more»

Harris Corporation delivers fifth GPS III satellite navigation payload

By  - Posted on 07 Jun 2018 in Featured Stories & GNSS & Latest News.

Harris Corporation has provided Lockheed Martin with its fifth of 10 advanced navigation payloads contracted for the U.S. Air Force GPS III satellite program. The GPS III navigation payload features... Read more»

GPS III ready for prime time; how long should a satellite live?

By  - Posted on 24 Apr 2018 in Defense & GNSS & Opinions.

This month, we bring you a guest column on the 34th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Robin Wrinn, a communications professional based in Atlanta, gives her perspective on the premier... Read more»