The GPS III constellation is projected to be fully capable in June 2023, when 10 Block IIIA satellites are expected to be in orbit. Ten follow-on satellites are planned to be placed into orbit from ...

The U.S. Space Force has accepted delivery of RTX Corp.'s (NYSE:RTX) ground control network for the military's constellation ...

The GPS III satellite armada will eventually make our GPS technology more accurate, but we’re not quite there yet. Just three satellites have been launched thus far, and only one of them is ...

GPS III SV02 smoothly came together through a series of carefully-orchestrated manufacturing maneuvers utilizing a 10-ton crane. GPS III SV02 is part of the Air Force’s next generation of GPS ...

GPS III is designed to be three times more powerful and three times more accurate than the existing system. It turns out hiker Lindell is very familiar with GPS III, ...

The GPS III design, and the L5 signal in particular, are designed to make GPS more resistant to jamming. And that’s just the civilian signals: GPS III also includes high-bandwidth M-code signals ...

GPS III is a significant upgrade from prior GPS satellites. According to prime contractor Lockheed Martin, the new navigation satellites are three times more accurate, have a 25 percent longer design ...

A GPS III satellite stands tall at Lockheed Martin's Littleton, Colorado, facility, in May 2018, a year and a half before its launch into orbit. The striped elements on top are antennas, ...

The 24th M-Code-enabled GPS satellite, which will be the fifth GPS III satellite, is currently ready for launch. However, the launch is not expected until July 2021 at the earliest. Upgrades to the ...

SpaceX launched the first GPS III satellite in late 2018, and United Launch Alliance sent up the second one last August. This was SpaceX’s first launch for the Space Force since the military ...

If all goes as planned today, this will be the fourth launch of an upgraded next-generation GPS III satellite to date. The first and third launched on Falcon 9 rockets, in December 2018 and on ...

The Space Force has accepted delivery of RTX Corp.’s $7.6-billion ground control network for the military’s constellation of GPS satellites following years of delay and massive cost overruns.The Next ...