The fifth Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite designed and built by Lockheed Martin is now headed to its orbit 12,550 miles above earth. This marks another step in supporting the US Space Force’s GPS satellite constellation modernisation efforts. The GPS III Space Vehicle 05 (GPS III SV05) is the latest ...
A new breed of advanced, higher-power, harder-to-jam GPS III satellites are making their way to the launch pad, according to the US Air Force. In August, Lockheed Martin shipped the very first US Air Force GPS III space vehicle (GPS III SV01) to Cape Canaveral for launch in December. Designed and ...
The first advanced GPS III satellite has successfully established remote connectivity and communicated with the Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX). November saw GPS III Space Vehicle 01 (GPS III SV01), the first of 10 GPS III satellites designed by Lockheed Martin and OCX and developed by Raytheon successfully complete Factory ...