Once declared operational, GPS III SV08 will be the eighth GPS III satellite in space with boosted M-code, strengthening navigation, precision and anti-jamming for critical military operations.

Big Tech, military satellites, and outdated treaties are turning low-Earth orbit into a silent war zone. From orbital ...

The first-stage booster landed aboard SpaceX's drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic 8½ minutes after liftoff, completing its 4th mission.

The entire U.S. economy rests on a single point of failure,” writes Jerald Fritz, “and its loss would be catastrophic.” ...

SpaceX launched an advanced GPS satellite to orbit Monday night (Dec. 16), on a mission that the U.S. Space Force said showcased a new level of responsiveness and readiness.

This achievement marks another step forward in TrustPoint’s efforts to provide positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) services from low-Earth orbit (LEO). Time Flies is TrustPoint’s third satellite ...

Navstar I was the first GPS satellite launched, placed in orbit in 1978 by research teams from the U.S. Air Force. Around this time, the project also began to take on the moniker of "GPS." ...

The Air Force will declare the satellite operational after checkout is completed. Boeing is on contract for 12 IIF satellites. The first three, launched in 2010, 2011 and 2012, are performing well.

The GPS III-7 satellite, part of the U.S. Space Force’s modernization efforts, will be delivered to orbit where it will join a constellation of satellites.

LOUIS, Nov. 17, 2006 — A Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II launch vehicle today successfully delivered to orbit a replenishment Block IIR Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite for the U.S. Air Force.

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla., May 30, 2025/ PRNewswire/-- At 1:37 p.m. EDT today, the eighth GPS III space vehicle— designed and built by Lockheed Martin— successfully launched ...

The booster previously launched NASA's Crew-9 astronauts and two Starlink missions. The satellite was the seventh of 10 designed and built by Lockheed Martin for the Space Force.