A Falcon 9 carrying GPS III SV04 lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, Nov 5. (Photo: SpaceX via USAF)

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

December 2, 2020

The fourth GPS III satellite, space vehicle (SV) 04, received United States Space Force’s Operational Acceptance approval on […]

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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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GPS military code installs complete at master control sites

August 6, 2020

The United States Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center on July 27 completed the military code (M-code) […]

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A ULA Delta IV rocket carrying GPS III SV02 lifts off from Space Launch Complex-37 on Aug. 22. (Photo: ULA)

Contingency Ops, GPS III SV02 receive Operational Acceptance from USSF

March 30, 2020

The Space and Missile Systems Center achieved a major GPS milestone on March 27 with the Contingency Operations […]

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GPS IIIF’s M-Code can be broadcast from a high-gain directional antenna in a concentrated, high-powered spot beam, in addition to a wide-angle, full-Earth antenna. (Artist rendering: Lockheed Martin)

Final steps underway to operationalize new GPS M-code signal

March 30, 2020

U.S. Space Force, Lockheed Martin upgrade Operational Control System (OCS) and refresh GPS constellation with new satellites. The […]

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