GPS ground stations that are contracted by Raytheon Technologies to replace the current ground stations are more than seven years behind schedule and lawmakers are not happy.
A report by CNBC noted a growing concern that China’s BeiDou is technologically superior to GPS and serves much of the population better.
Space Systems Command (SSC) at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California — the U.S. Space Force’s space development, acquisition, launch and logistics field command — is responsible for maintaining and modernizing the GPS enterprise.
SSC has declared GPS III Space Vehicle 10 (SV10) available for launch, completing constellation modernization efforts and production for the GPS III program.
GPS III Space Vehicle 06 (SV06) reached Operational Acceptance on Jan. 31 according to the Space Systems Command (SSC) of the United States Space Force.
GPS III Space Vehicle 06 (SV06) was launched Jan. 18 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida […]
The fifth GPS III satellite is now set healthy for initial operational use, according to the U.S. Coast […]
By Michael J. Dunn, Space Systems Command, Capability Area Integrator for Positioning, Navigation and Timing The Global Positioning […]
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