Third-Gen GPS Constellation Launched

The third Block IIIA satellite supporting the third generation of the Global Positioning System was launched June 30 aboard a Space X Falcon 9 rocket. The Block IIIs operate at higher power than Block II Navstar system predecessors and transmit revised GPS signals. The three in orbit 12,427 sm above...

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