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Defense Watch: GPS III Launch, Two Dem Candidates Drop, C-130 Standdown Complete

Defense Watch: GPS III Launch,  Two Dem Candidates Drop, C-130 Standdown Complete
A ULA Delta IV rocket carrying the GPS III SV-2 mission for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center lifts off from Space Launch Complex-37 at 9:06 a.m. ET on Aug. 22, 2019. (Photo: ULA)

GPS III Launch. The second GPS III satellite successfully launched Thursday morning aboard ULA’s Delta IV rocket. Air Force and Lockheed Martin engineers declared they had full control of the space vehicle slowly after separation. It was the final launch for ULA’s Delta IV medium “single stick” variant. L3Harris Delivers Latest GPS III Payload. On the eve of the GPS III launch, L3Harris said it has delivered the eighth GPS III navigation payload to Lockheed Martin. The company is providing…

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