Thermal Vacuum testing verifies that a satellite can operate in space’s extreme environment. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

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

October 1, 2019

With GPS III SV01 and SV02 now on orbit, GPS III satellites continue to roll off the production […]

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GPS III production line. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

How GPS III is performing in orbit

May 13, 2019

Plus an update on GPS III satellites in production Editor Alan Cameron talked with Johnathon Caldwell, Lockheed Martin’s […]

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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket orbited the first GPS III satellite on Dec. 23, 2018. (Photo: USAF)

First GPS III satellite flies to historic perch in space

January 8, 2019

After several launch delays, the first GPS III satellite successfully deployed from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, rising from Cape […]

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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket orbited the first GPS III satellite on Dec. 23, 2018. (Photo: USAF)

First GPS III satellite successfully launched

December 27, 2018

After several delays, the first GPS III satellite has successfully deployed from the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which […]

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U.S. Air Force declares first GPS III ‘available for launch’

October 10, 2017

The U.S. Air Force has declared the first Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite “available for launch,” (AFL) ushering […]

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