Lockheed Martin reached a milestone in developing the U.S. Air...
Lockheed Martin reached a milestone in developing the U.S. Air Force’s next generation Global Positioning System III satellites by turning on power to the system module of the program’s first spacecraft. The team is on track to deliver the first…
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satellite for launch availability in 2014, Lockheed said in a press release (http://bit.ly/Xdri5T). The GPS III program will replace aging GPS satellites, “while improving capability to meet the evolving demands of military, commercial and civilian users,” it said. Successfully powering on the satellite, GPS III SV-1, demonstrates mechanical integration, “validates the satellite’s interfaces and leads the way for electrical and integrated hardware-software testing,” Lockheed said.