SpaceOps: First U.S. Navigation Test Satellite Since 1977 Is On Orbit

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The Navigation Technology Satellite-3 demonstration was launched Aug. 12 as part of USSF-106 on a United Launch Alliance Vulcan launch vehicle.

Credit: L3Harris Technologies
The Aug. 12 liftoff of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket heralded a series of firsts. It was Vulcan’s inaugural National Security Space Launch mission following its March 26 certification by the U.S. Space Force, the debut of the rocket’s four-solid rocket booster setup and its first...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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