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Second GPS III Satellite Declared Ready for Military Use

By Vivienne Machi

Tuesday, March 24th, 2020

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Second GPS III Satellite Declared Ready for Military Use

Artistic rendering of the second GPS III satellite on orbit. (Image: Lockheed Martin).

The Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) successfully transferred the second GPS III system to Space Operations Command on March 23, the center said March 24. The satellite, built by Lockheed Martin [LMT], is now officially under the control of the Second Space Operations Squadron located at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, SMC said. “This marks our second transfer of Satellite Control Authority for the GPS III program as we continue to modernize the GPS constellation with more…

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