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Lockheed Martin’s Third GPS III Satellite Receives Operational Acceptance

By Rachel Jewett

Tuesday, August 11th, 2020

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Lockheed Martin’s Third GPS III Satellite Receives Operational Acceptance

SpaceX launched the GPS III Space Vehicle 03 Mission on June 30. Photo: SpaceX Via Flickr

The newest military GPS satellite has recently received Operational Acceptance approval. Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) public affairs said Monday that the GPS III Space Vehicle 03 received approval from the U.S. Space Force on July 27. The satellite was launched by SpaceX on June 30. The GPS III satellites are the newest generation built by Lockheed Martin that provide Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) information with better accuracy and anti-jamming capability than previous generations of GPS satellites. This latest generation of…

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