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Lockheed Martin Delivers Third GPS III Satellite to Space Force Ahead of April Launch

Lockheed Martin Delivers Third GPS III Satellite to Space Force Ahead of April Launch
GPS III SV-03 "Columbus" satellite packed prior to shipment to Cape Canaveral

Lockheed Martin [LMT] shipped the third GPS III space vehicle to Cape Canaveral Feb. 5, and the latest GPS satellite dubbed “Columbus” will be prepared for a scheduled launch in April, the company said Feb. 10. The delivery is the first for a GPS satellite to the U.S. Space Force since the new service was established last December. The company shipped the space vehicle from Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, to the Cape on an Air Force C-17 Globemaster transport…

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