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Lockheed Added to GPS Innovation Alliance; Johnathon Caldwell Quoted
Lockheed Martin has joined an organization that aims to promote awareness of global positioning system technology applications.
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in NewsLockheed Gets Operational Acceptance for Updated GPS III Satellite; Johnathon Caldwell Quoted
The U.S. Space Force has issued an operational acceptance certification for the second Lockheed Martin-developed GPS III satellite containing updates to its contingency controls.
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in NewsLockheed Delivers Software for USAF GPS Satellite Control System; Jonathon Caldwell Quoted
The U.S. Air Force has received updated position, navigation and timing software from Lockheed Martin to help modernize the service's ground control system for GPS III satellites.
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in News, TechnologyLockheed 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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in News, TechnologyLockheed Tests Ground Control Contingency System for Air Force GPS 3 Satellite
Lockheed Martin has started final qualification testing of ground control system updates meant to help U.S. Air Force personnel fly a Global Positioning Systems 3 satellite, C4ISRNET reported Friday.
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in NewsLockheed 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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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
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Lockheed Aims to Facilitate GPS III Satellite Testing Through Ground Control System Updates
Lockheed Martin has been working on two updates to the U.S. Air Force's existing GPS ground control system designed to facilitate command and control of GPS III satellites for testing and operations. The company said Thursday those upgrades to the Architecture Evolution Plan Operational Control System are being carried out through the M-Code Early Use […] More
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Lockheed Delivers First GPS III Satellite for Air Force Use to Cape Canaveral
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first GPS III satellite for the U.S. Air Force to Cape Canaveral in Florida to prepare for launch possibly in December. The company said Monday it shipped GPS III Space Vehicle 01 from Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado using a C-17 aircraft. The satellite is designed with three times […] More
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Lockheed's Second GPS III Satellite Receives USAF “˜Available for Launch' Status
The second Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite has received the “available for launch“ designation from the U.S. Air Force and is now expected to lift off in 2019. Lockheed said Tuesday GPS III Space Vehicle 02 will become part of the service's next-generation GPS III satellite constellation that will work to deliver anti-jamming capabilities to U.S. […] More