GPS satellites

Lockheed Martin-Built Next Generation GPS III Satellite Propels Itself to Orbit

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Thursday, June 17, 2021
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DENVER, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The fifth Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite designed and built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is now headed to its orbit 12,550 miles above earth.

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  • DENVER, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The fifth Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite designed and built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is now headed to its orbit 12,550 miles above earth.
  • Launched earlier today, GPS III Space Vehicle 05 ( GPS III SV05 ) is the latest next-generation GPS IIIsatellite, a warfighting system owned and operated by the Space Force.
  • GPS III SV05 will be the 24thMilitary Code (M-Code) signal-enabled GPS space vehicle on orbit, completing the constellation's baseline requirement to provide our military forces a more-secure, harder-to-jam and spoof GPS signal.
  • In the coming days, GPS III SV05'sonboard liquid apogee engine will continue to propel the satellite towards its operational orbit.

Fourth Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite's On Board Engine Now Propelling It To Orbit

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Friday, November 6, 2020
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DENVER, Nov. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The fourth Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-built Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite is now headed to orbit under its own propulsion.

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  • DENVER, Nov. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The fourth Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-built Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite is now headed to orbit under its own propulsion.
  • Following a successful launch earlier this evening, GPS III Space Vehicle 04 ( GPS III SV04 ) separated from its rocket and is now using onboard power to climb to its operational orbit, approximately 12,550 miles above the Earth.
  • In the coming days, GPS III SV04's onboard liquid apogee engine will continue to propel the satellite towards its operational orbit.
  • GPS III SV04 is the latest next-generation GPS IIIsatellite Lockheed Martin designed and built to help the U.S. Space Force modernize today's GPS satellite constellation with new technology and capabilities.

Launch Fairings Up: Second Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite Ready for July 25 Liftoff

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Monday, July 8, 2019
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The second next-generation, Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT)-built GPS III satellite nick-named "Magellan" by the U.S. Air Force -- is sealed up and ready for its planned July 25 launch.

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  • The second next-generation, Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT)-built GPS III satellite nick-named "Magellan" by the U.S. Air Force -- is sealed up and ready for its planned July 25 launch.
  • In the coming days, the enclosed GPS III SV02 satellite will be mounted to a ULA Delta IV rocket for launch.
  • "GPS III SV02 is launching just a brisk seven months after the nation's first GPS III satellite lifted off back in December.
  • On May 27, the Air Force declared the next GPS III satellite, GPS III SV03 , "Available for Launch," pending an official launch date.

U.S. Air Force's First Advanced GPS III Satellite Shipped To Cape Canaveral For Launch

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Monday, August 27, 2018
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Aug. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The first of the U.S. Air Force's advanced new, higher-power, harder-to-jam GPS III satellites is making its way to the launch pad.

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  • CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Aug. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The first of the U.S. Air Force's advanced new, higher-power, harder-to-jam GPS III satellites is making its way to the launch pad.
  • On August 20, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) shipped the U.S. Air Force's first GPS III space vehicle (GPS III SV01) to Cape Canaveral for its expected launch in December.
  • Designed and built at Lockheed Martin's GPS III Processing Facility near Denver, the satellite was shipped from Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, to the Cape on a massive Air Force C-17 aircraft.
  • GPS III SV01 is the first of ten new GPS III satellites under contract and in full production at Lockheed Martin.