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)

Space Force orders 3 more GPS IIIF satellites from Lockheed

December 5, 2022

The three new GPS satellites will be delivered under the third production option of the GPS III contract […]

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Space Systems Command to lead new office for security against missile threats

September 15, 2022

New Combined Program Office to enhance U.S. ability to prevail against threats in space, including new hypersonic weapons […]

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A ULA Atlas V rocket carried the USSF-8 mission for the U.S. Space Force into orbit, (Photo: ULA)

Space Systems Command launches USSF-8 mission for US Space Force

January 25, 2022

Space Systems Command, together with United Launch Alliance and other mission partners, successfully placed the fifth and sixth […]

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The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command recently declared GPS III SV06, SV07 and SV08 satellites “Available for Launch.” Here, the space vehicles await official call up for launch in Lockheed Martin’s GPS III Processing Facility in Waterton, Colorado. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

Space Systems Command declares three GPS III space vehicles ‘Available for Launch’

September 3, 2021

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command recently declared the eighth GPS III satellite as “Available for Launch.”

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The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command recently declared GPS III SV06, SV07 and SV08 satellites “Available for Launch.” Here, the space vehicles await official call up for launch in Lockheed Martin’s GPS III Processing Facility in Waterton, Colorado. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

With SV08, 3 GPS III satellites ready for launch

August 26, 2021

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has declared the eighth GPS III satellite “Available for Launch.” This […]

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SMC commander Lt. Gen. Thompson retires

July 30, 2021

Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson, commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), will retire Aug. 1. […]

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