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Space

ATK to Produce A2100 Satellite Bus Structures For GPS III

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Monday, April 12th, 2010

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ATK [ATK] has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin [LMT] to build the A2100 satellite bus structures for the next- generation Global Positioning System, or GPS III. The first block of the new generation satellites, known as GPS IIIA, are expected to deliver significant enhancements over current GPS space vehicles. The ATK contract includes fabricating a GPS III Non-flight Satellite Testbed structure and the first two GPS IIIA satellite bus structures, with the first delivery projected for early 2011.…

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