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Lockheed Martin Completes GPS III Pathfinder Critical Environment Test

Wednesday, November 21st, 2012

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Monday its team developing the Air Force’s next generational Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellites has completed thermal vacuum testing for the Navigation Payload Element (NPE) of the GPS III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed (GNST), a full-sized prototype of a GPS III satellite. The milestone is one of several environmental tests verifying the navigation payload’s quality of workmanship and increased performance compared to the current generation of satellites. Lockheed Martin spokesman Michael Friedman said Monday the NPE,…

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