TAG: GPS III SV03

Colonel Ryan Colburn leads the team dedicated to modernizing the GPS constellation to meet tomorrow’s needs. (Photo: U.S. Space Force)

GPS upgrade: SMC shares constellation modernization plans

May 7, 2021

By Col. Ryan Colburn Director, Spectrum Warfare Division and Portfolio Architect, Space and Missile Systems Center The United […]


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GPS III SV-03 satellite packed prior to shipment to Cape Canaveral. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

US Space Force grants GPS III SV03 operational acceptance 

August 10, 2020

The United States Space Force (USSF) and the Space and the Missile Systems Center achieved another major GPS […]


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The women of the 2nd Space Operations Squadron made history as the first ever all-female space operations crew July 23, 2020, at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. The crew gained satellite control acceptance of SVN-76, officially adding another satellite to the GPS III fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dennis Rogers and Kathryn Calvert)

2 SOPS all-female crew gains control over GPS III SV03

July 30, 2020

News from Schriever Air Force Base On July 23, the 2nd Space Operations Squadron (2 SOPS) gained Satellite […]


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Screenshot: SpaceX live feed of launch

Third GPS III powers itself into orbit

July 6, 2020

Third Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III satellite climbs to orbit on its own power GPS III SV03 increases number […]


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SMC and SpaceX launch third GPS III satellite

June 30, 2020

Update (U.S. Space Force news release): The U.S. Space Force and its mission partners successfully launched the third […]


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Lockheed Martin shipped the U.S. Space Force’s third GPS III satellite to Cape Canaveral, Florida, ahead of its expected April launch. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

Third GPS III arrives at Cape Canaveral for April launch

February 10, 2020

The nation’s third next-generation GPS III satellite — and the first delivered by Lockheed Martin to the new […]


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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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