News Archive / Tagged: GPS

• Fourth GPS satellite arrives safely in Florida

  Cullen DesforgesAugust 10th, 2020

  On July 14, the fourth satellite in the Global Positioning System III (GPS III) system arrived at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, for processing in preparation of its launch in September.

• Delta IV Medium ends 17-Year run with 100% success

  Jim SiegelAugust 25th, 2019

  ULA's Delta IV Medium rocket, which made its debut flight in 2002, finished its 17-year career by propelling a GPS III satellite into medium Earth orbit.

• Lockheed Martin submits proposal for US Air Force’s GPS IIIF program

  Jim SharkeyApril 23rd, 2018

  Lockheed Martin has submitted a proposal for the U.S. Air Force's GPS III Follow On (GPS IIIF) program, which would add new capabilities to new GPS satellites. Up to 22 next-generation spacecraft are expected to be produced under this program.

• U.S. Air Force declares first GPS III satellite ‘Available for Launch’

  Jim SharkeyOctober 14th, 2017

  On Tuesday, October 10, 2017, the U.S. Air Force declared that the first Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite will be "Available for Launch" in 2018.

• JAXA launches second ‘Michibiki’ navigation satellite

  Bart LeahyJune 1st, 2017

  TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER, Japan — A Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-IIA rocket launched the second of four navigation satellites. The satellite, Michibiki-2, is part of a system designed to provide global positioning system (GPS) services for the Japanese home islands.

• Japanese navigation constellation set to expand with H-IIA launch

  Derek RichardsonMay 30th, 2017

  Japan is set to launch its third H-IIA rocket in 2017. The two-stage vehicle, the workhorse for the Japanese space agency, will send to space Michibiki-2, the second satellite in the country’s regional navigation system.