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System of Systems: GPS III bidding, testing

February 9, 2016

GPS III Bidding Opens — Again The GPS Directorate at the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) continues […]


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GPS III satellite passes thermal vacuum test

February 3, 2016

As first reported Jan. 19, Lockheed Martin engineers have proved their design for the GPS III satellite, demonstrating that […]


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chamber. Weeks of testing simulated the airlessness and temperature extremes of orbital space, taking place at the ESTEC Test Centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands during May 2015. (Photo: ESA)

Four Galileo Satellites Now at ESTEC

June 10, 2015

News by the European Space Agency Europe’s latest Galileo was unboxed at ESA’s technical centre in the Netherlands […]


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First Photo a GPS III Satellite: In April, Lockheed Martin fully integrated the U.S. Air Force’s first next-generation GPS III satellite. GPS III Space Vehicle One is now preparing for system-level testing this summer.

First GPS III Satellite Ready for Harsh Environment Testing

May 4, 2015

Using a 10-ton crane, Lockheed Martin engineers and technicians gently lowered the system module of the U.S. Air […]


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