Sign In
Search
Air Force

ULA Says Unexpected ‘Data Signature’ Caused GPS IIF-3 Launch Issue

SHARE:

An unexpected “data signature” with the upper stage engine on a Delta IV rocket caused the launch of the Air Force’s Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-3 satellite to experience a reduced thrust level, United Launch Alliance (ULA) said in an Oct. 5 statement. “ULA successfully launched and deployed the GPS IIF-3 satellite in a precise orbit Oct. 4, but during the launch, observed an unexpected data signature with the upper stage engine throughout a portion of the flight,” ULA said…

Subscriber-only content. Please log in below.

Not a subscriber or registered user yet?

Please contact us at clientservices@accessintel.com or call us at 888-707-5814 (Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET.), to start a free trial, get pricing information, order a reprint, or post an article link on your website.

Recommended

Army

Army Readies To Scale NGC2, Details Successes, Challenges From Largest Experiment To Date

Air Force

$1.6 Billion In NSSL Phase 3, Lane 1 Task Orders Awarded To SpaceX

Navy/USMC

Marine Corps Accepts Final MV-22B Osprey, Completing Program Of Record

Navy/USMC

Navy Awards $76.6 Billion For Nine Block VI Virginia-Class And Five Columbia-Class Submarines

Trending

Defense Watch: F-35 Spares, SPEAR Integration, C-UAS and UAS News, $5B for AI
Boeing Divesting Stake In Joint Venture With Quantum Expertise
Missile Business Leads Lockheed Martins Second Quarter Results Higher
RTX Powers To Strong Second Quarter On Broad Strength
Ainsworth: Launch of 500 U.S. Space Force Satellites Planned By End Of 2027

Congress Updates

Congress

U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

Congress

White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]

Congress

House Narrowly Votes To Pass $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA, Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0

The House on Wednesday narrowly voted to pass its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill […]

Congress

Senate Appropriators Press On Supplemental’s Requests Beyond Iran Scope, Hegseth Urges Full Funding

Senate appropriators have pressed Pentagon leadership on the decision to include funds in the Iran war supplemental request for items beyond the current military operation, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth […]

The Force Multipliers

Force Multipliers

Michael Harrison – SANS Institute

Force Multipliers

Michael DiOrio – Dataminr

Force Multipliers

Arne Brinck – Dark Wolf Solutions

Force Multipliers

Jags Kandasamy – Latent AI

Job Feed

Post a Job // Post a Resume