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Control of GPS III SV05 transferred to 2 SOPS

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GPS III SV05 (nicknamed Armstrong) was launched on June 21. (Photo: U.S. Space Force) The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) transferred Satellite Control Authority of the GPS III SV05 to the 2nd Space Operations Squadron at…
GPS III SV-05 encapsulated ahead of June 17 launch

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The fifth GPS III satellite was encapsulated within a SpaceX payload fairing on June 9 in preparation for its June 17 launch. The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center’s Lockheed Martin-built GPS III Space Vehicle 05 satellite was…