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TAG: NTS-3

Northrop Grumman has successfully delivered an ESPAStar-D spacecraft bus to L3Harris in support of the NTS-3 mission. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)

NTS-3 mission progresses toward launch in 2023

July 30, 2021

The Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) program is making major strides in developing a new navigation spacecraft for in-space […]


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NTS-3 experimental satellite launch delayed to 2023

April 29, 2021

The NTS-3 experimental satellite will be launched in 2023, according to reports from C4ISRNET and Space News. The […]


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History of the program: NTS-1, 2 and 3. (Illustration: Lt. Jacob Lutz, AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate)

L3Harris clears critical design review for experimental satellite navigation program

September 1, 2020

L3Harris Technologies is on track to begin building the U.S. Air Force’s first Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) after […]


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History of the program: NTS-1, 2 and 3. (Illustration: Lt. Jacob Lutz, AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate)

L3Harris passes design review for NTS-3 navigation satellite

February 24, 2020

L3Harris Technologies has reached a major milestone in the U.S. Air Force’s Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) project — […]


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History of the program: NTS-1, 2 and 3. (Illustration: Lt. Jacob Lutz, AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate)

U.S. Air Force to put NTS-3 into geostationary orbit

November 25, 2019

The Air Force seems to be on track to experiment with positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) satellites in […]


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Going beyond the newest generation of GPS

April 22, 2019

U.S. positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) capabilities are vitally important to millions of civilians, as well as U.S. […]


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History of the program: NTS-1, 2 and 3. (Illustration: Lt. Jacob Lutz, AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate)

An overview of the latest PNT satellite launches

February 19, 2019

Just last month we celebrated the kickoff of the GPS III campaign, reporting on the launch of the […]


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Satellite NTS-3 above Earth. (Illustration: Lt. Jacob Lutz, AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate)

Air Force selects Harris Corp. as prime contractor for PNT satellite

January 28, 2019

Harris Corporation has been selected as the prime contractor to build Navigation Technology Satellite-3, the next-generation experimental positioning, navigation […]


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