
The second Lockheed Martin [LMT]-made GPS III satellite has been sealed up and is ready for its scheduled July 25 launch, the company said July 8. Lockheed Martin Space and United Launch Alliance (ULA) completed the satellite’s encapsulation in its launch fairings June 26, and the system – dubbed “Magellan” by the Air Force – will soon be mounted to a ULA Delta IV rocket in anticipation of the launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. It will be…