Seventh Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite Launches, Supporting Next-Gen Constellation Modernization and Rapid Launch Capability

PR Newswire · 11:42

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla., Dec. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- This evening at 7:52 p.m. ET, the seventh Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-designed and -built Global Positioning System (GPS) III space vehicle, GPS III SV07, launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, into orbit 12,550 miles above earth.

GPS III SV07 was launched on an accelerated timeline and joins the Space Force's ongoing modernization of the GPS constellation, following GPS III SV06 that launched in 2023.

From its clean room at Lockheed Martin in Colorado (left) to its launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, GPS III SV07's journey to space is seen here. Credit: Lockheed Martin.

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Seventh Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite Launches, Supporting Next-Gen Constellation Modernization and Rapid Launch Capability

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