COVID-19 Delays GPS Launch

Second GPS 3 satellite
Credit: Lockheed Martin
The U.S. Space Force is delaying a SpaceX launch of the third GPS III satellite for two months because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The nascent service completed its first launch, the Advanced Extremely High Frequency-6 satellite, using an Atlas V rocket on March 26. The Space Force is...

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