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Second Lockheed Martin-Built Next Generation GPS III Satellite Responding to Commands, Under Self-Propulsion

Second Lockheed Martin-Built Next Generation GPS III Satellite Responding to Commands, Under Self-Propulsion

First GPS III Satellite Successfully Completes On-Orbit Testing Denver, Aug. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force's second next-generation GPS III satellite, built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), is responding to commands, under control and now using its own internal propulsion system to get to orbit following its successful launch this morning. At about 11:01 a.m. ET, Air Force and...

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Orbit Ships 45th Gaia™ Compact Ground Station

Orbit Ships 45th Gaia™ Compact Ground Station

Innovative and simplified approach to ground stations provides a unique new capability for the quickly growing LEO and MEO services segments Logan, Utah, Aug. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Orbit Communications Systems Ltd. (TASE: ORBI), a leading global provider of satellite-tracking ground-station solutions and airborne and maritime communications, announced today at the Small Satellite Conference...

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ViaSat Selects SpaceX to Launch ViaSat-2 Satellite

Broadband and space innovators team to deliver most powerful satellite into orbit ViaSat-2 designed to enable significantly more data per user CARLSBAD, Calif. –- ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) is taking another step forward in the transformation of satellite broadband with the selection of SpaceX to launch ViaSat-2, the next generation of high-capacity broadband satellite. ViaSat-2 is scheduled...

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Lockheed Martin MUOS Satellite Tests Show Extensive Reach in Polar Communications Capability

SUNNYVALE, Calif.- — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT recently demonstrated that the U.S. Navy's Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellites may help solve communication challenges in the arctic. Now people spread over thousands of square miles could have access to more secure, reliable communications. During company-funded tests, MUOS voice and data signals reached much farther north than...

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Gilat Satcom and Gilat Satellite Networks to Supply Fixed and On-the-Move Satellite Services to Israeli Government

Tender Calls for Providing Equipment, Services and Maintenance for All Offices and National Companies PETAH TIKVA, Israel- – Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, today announced that it will supply satellite equipment as part of a tender won by Gilat Satcom to provide satellite services to the Israeli...

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Lockheed Martin Powers on the First GPS III Satellite

DENVER, -- The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team developing the U.S. Air Force's next generation Global Positioning System III-  satellites has turned on power to the system module of the program's first spacecraft, designated GPS III Space Vehicle One (SV-1). The milestone is a key indication the team is on track to deliver the first satellite for launch availability in 2014. The GPS III program...

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Space Systems/Loral-Built Satellite for Echostar Successfully Launched, Begins Post-Launch Maneuvers

PALO ALTO, CA - Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a leading provider of commercial satellites, today announced that the EchoStar XVI satellite, designed and built for EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), was launched yesterday and is successfully performing post-launch maneuvers according to plan. The satellite deployed its solar arrays on schedule following its launch aboard a Proton Breeze M launch...

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Measurement Specialties' Temperature Sensors On-Board Landsat 8 Satellite

Measurement Specialties' Temperature Sensors On-Board Landsat 8 Satellite

NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) launched Feb. 11 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. This joint NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mission will provide additional information to the longest continuous data record of Earth's surface as viewed from space. On-Board the Landsat 8 Satellite will be NASA GFSC space qualified temperature sensors. The specific deployment of...

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Lockheed Martin Completes Major GPS III Flight Software Milestone

Lockheed Martin Completes Major GPS III Flight Software Milestone

NEWTOWN, Pa. - The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) team developing the U.S. Air Force's next generation Global Position System III satellites has completed a key flight software milestone validating the software's ability to provide reliable and effective command and control for the GPS III satellites planned for launch into orbit. The GPS III program will affordably replace aging GPS satellites,...

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New Military Communications Satellite Built by Lockheed Martin Launched Successfully

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., -- The first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite, built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for the U.S. Navy, was successfully launched today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. The MUOS constellation will replace the legacy Ultra High Frequency Follow-On (UFO) system and provide significantly...

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