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GPS III Space Vehicle 04 safely arrives in Florida
(Aug 12) The U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center successfully delivered the fourth Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, July 14. More
Global Positioning System Military-Code installs complete at operational sites
(Aug 12) The United States Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center took a major step towards Operational Acceptance of the long awaited Global Positioning System (GPS) Military-Code (M-Code) with the completion of the major M-Code Early Use (MCEU) hardware and software upgrade to the GPS Operational Control System (OCS) on July 27. More
GPS III SV03 receives operational acceptance
(Aug 10) The United States Space Force (USSF) and the Space and the Missile Systems Center achieved another major Global Positioning System (GPS) milestone on July 27 when the GPS III Space Vehicle (SV) 03 received USSF's Operational Acceptance approval. More
Request for information on PNT resilience
(Aug 10) The Office of Science and Technology Policy requests input from all interested parties on the development of a National Research and Development Plan for Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Resilience. More
Space Force makes history with all-female 2 SOPS crew
(Jul 27) Schriever's 2nd Space Operations Squadron, the providers of GPS signals to billions of users worldwide, made history July 23 when a crew of eight women space operators gained satellite control authority of satellite vehicle number 76. More
Time guidance for network operators, CIOs, and CISOs
(Jul 8) On July 8, DHS released "Time Guidance for Network Operators, Chief Information Officers, and Chief Information Security Officers," providing practical guidance and recommendations for network operators, Chief Information Officers (CIOs), and Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) on time resilience and security practices in enterprise networks and systems. More
SMC and its partners successfully launch third GPS III satellite
(Jun 30) The U.S. Space Force and its mission partners successfully launched the third Global Positioning Systems (GPS) III satellite at 4:10 p.m. EDT, June 30 from Space Launch Complex - 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The Lockheed Martin-built satellite was carried to orbit aboard a Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) Falcon 9 Launch Vehicle. More

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Sep 10: July advisory board minutes
Sep 2: 2020 civil monitoring performance specification
Aug 24: IS-GPS-200L, IS-GPS-705G, IS-GPS-800G, ICD-GPS-870E
Aug 7: Redesigned ICWG page
Jul 23: Ligado Networks and GPS
Jul 22: Sept 2020 ICWG & proposed change notices
Jul 10: 2019 GPS performance report
Jun 30: July 1 advisory board meeting

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Jun 4: NIST Webinar on PNT Profile Development (NIST.gov)
Mar 13 & 20: GPS Backup & Complementary PNT Demonstrations (JB Cape Cod & NASA Langley)
Feb 5: IGNSS 2020 (Australia)
Jan 28: ATIS Time & Money

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