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Raytheon to Upgrade GPS IIIF Satellite Ground Control System; Sandy Brown Quoted

A Raytheon Technologies business will update the baseline Block 1 of the GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System under a contract with the U.S. Space Force to facilitate the operation of GPS III Follow-On satellites. “The ground control upgrade will provide enhanced signal reliability, accuracy, integrity, advanced jam-resistant signals and effects-based operations,” said Sandy Brown, vice president of strategic systems at Raytheon Intelligence and Space.

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by Jane Edwards May 5, 2021, 4:01 am
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Eric Brown: Lockheed Plans On-Orbit GPS Satellite Servicing Feature

Eric Brown, senior director of military space mission strategy at Lockheed Martin, said the company is updating its satellite bus for the U.S. Air Force's GPS III follow-on satellite platform to facilitate hardware updates in orbit, SpaceNews reported Friday.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers March 1, 2021, 9:58 am
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Lockheed Receives L3Harris Navigation Payload for Air Force GPS III Satellite

L3Harris Technologies has handed over to Lockheed Martin a navigation payload for integration with a GPS III satellite the latter company is building for the U.S. Air Force.

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by Matthew Nelson August 22, 2019, 10:21 am
in Government Technology, News

Harris Provides Additional Navigation Payload for GPS III Satellite Program

Working as Lockheed Martin's navigation signal partner for the U.S. Air Force's GPS III Follow On program, Harris has delivered a new navigation payload, which will enhance transmission power, for the military service's new satellites.

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by Darwin McDaniel June 12, 2019, 4:49 am
in Government Technology, News

Lockheed VP Johnathon Caldwell Talks On-Orbit Performance of First GPS III Satellite

Johnathon Caldwell, vice president of navigation systems at Lockheed Martin, told GPS World in an interview published Monday about the on-orbit performance of the first GPS III satellite the company built for the U.S. Air Force. “On Jan. 8 we began broadcasting navigation data across all signal chains, and the satellite has been in checkout mode since then,“ Caldwell said of GPS III SV01, which launched in December.

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by Jane Edwards May 14, 2019, 12:14 am
in Contract Awards, News

Harris Secures $243M Contract for GPS III Follow-On Satellite Navigation Systems

Lockheed Martin awarded Harris a $243M contract to produce digital navigation payload for the U.S. Air Force's first two GPS III follow-on satellites.

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by Darwin McDaniel April 10, 2019, 12:01 am
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Lockheed Ships Second GPS III Satellite to Cape Canaveral; Jonathon Caldwell Quoted

Lockheed Martin transported the U.S. Air Force's second GPS III space vehicle from a processing facility in Colorado to Cape Canaveral AF Base in Florida.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers March 27, 2019, 6:12 am
in C4ISR News, News

SpaceX's Falcon 9 Sends First Lockheed-Built GPS III Satellite to Orbit; Johnathon Caldwell Quoted

The first GPS III satellite that Lockheed Martin built for the U.S. Air Force took off Sunday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. GPS III Space Vehicle 01 established communications with the defense contractor's launch-and-checkout facility in Denver nearly two hours after launch, Lockheed said Sunday. “In the coming days, GPS […] More

by Jane Edwards December 26, 2018, 5:00 am
in Industry News, News

Marillyn Hewson: Lockheed “˜Well Positioned' to Compete for Air Force GPS III Follow-On Program

Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson has said the company is confident about its bid for the U.S. Air Force's GPS III follow-on program that seeks to build up to 22 GPS III satellites, SpaceNews reported Tuesday. “We think we're performing well on the ones that we're producing today and for this follow-on I think we're well positioned […] More

by Jane Edwards April 25, 2018, 1:07 am
in C4ISR News, News

Lockheed Submits Bid to Produce Follow-On Air Force GPS III Satellites

Lockheed Martin has delivered its proposal to the U.S. Air Force to compete for the service's GPS III Follow On satellite development program. The company said Tuesday the GPS IIIF program aims to develop up to 22 next-generation GPS satellites designed to build up anti-jamming capabilities. Lockheed said its proposed GPS III platform will have a […] More

by Jane Edwards April 18, 2018, 5:00 am

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