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Ground antenna at Schriever Air Force Base, home of the 50th Space Wing. (Photo: Raytheon)

OCX supports second GPS III launch

August 26, 2019

GPS OCX will maneuver satellite into final orbit over 10 days The U.S. Air Force used Raytheon Company’s […]


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The Mobile Service Tower rolls back from the ULA Delta IV rocket carrying the GPS III SV02 satellite in preparation for launch. (Photo: ULA)

Second GPS III in orbit, responding to commands

August 22, 2019

The U.S. Air Force’s second next-generation GPS III satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, is responding to commands, under […]


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ULA technicians transport the GPS III satellite to the Delta IV launchpad.( Photo: United Launch Alliance)

Second GPS III satellite tops rocket at launchpad

August 13, 2019

The second GPS III satellite — nicknamed Magellan — is now at the launchpad at Cape Canaveral Air […]


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Second SpaceDataHighway satellite successfully launches on Ariane 5

August 8, 2019

The EDRS-C satellite, the second node of the SpaceDataHighway network — also known as the European Data Relay […]


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The second GPS III satellite is encapsulated before launch. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

Second GPS III satellite encapsulated for July 25 launch

July 8, 2019

The second next-generation GPS III satellite — nicknamed “Magellan” by the U.S. Air Force — is encapsulated and […]


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Global BeiDou grows to 21 with latest launch

June 24, 2019

Seven-ninths of the way there! The 21st satellite of the BeiDou-3 global constellation, destined to number 27 upon […]


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Lockheed Martin shipped the U.S. Air Force’s first GPS III to Cape Canaveral, Florida ahead of its expected July launch. (Photo: Lockheed Martin}

Lockheed delivers GPS III ground system upgrade, SV03 ready for launch

June 11, 2019

On May 22, Lockheed Martin delivered the GPS III Contingency Operations (COps) software upgrade to the U.S. Air […]


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Lockheed Martin shipped the U.S. Air Force’s first GPS III to Cape Canaveral, Florida ahead of its expected July launch. (Photo: Lockheed Martin}

Second GPS III satellite delivered for July launch

March 26, 2019

The U.S. Air Force’s second new GPS III satellite, bringing higher-power, more accurate and harder-to-jam signals to the […]


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