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Space

Critical Design Review Complete for New ‘Fully Digital’ GPS Payload

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, February 12th, 2020

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Critical Design Review Complete for New ‘Fully Digital’ GPS Payload

Artistic rendering of a GPS III satellite (Image: Lockheed Martin)

The navigation payload for the Space Force’s forthcoming new GPS satellites has passed a critical developmental milestone, contractor L3Harris Technologies [LHX] announced Feb. 11. The company completed the critical design review (CDR) phase for the Space Force’s GPS III Follow-On satellite’s payload, which will include a fully digital Mission Data Unit (MDU) for the first time, per a Feb. 11 release. The new MDU will provide more powerful signals and boosted capabilities over the L3Harris-made 70-percent-digital MDU in GPS III…

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