Official U.S. government information about the
Global Positioning System (GPS) and related topics
News Items
Latest News
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GPS Testing Notice Concerning the GPS Week Number Rollover
(Jan 25) The Air Force plans to execute a test in February 2019 to investigate legacy receiver week roll-over behavior and analyze any off-nominal behavior exhibited. More -
First GPS III Satellite Successfully Launched
(Dec 23) The U.S. Air Force and its mission partners successfully launched the first Global Positioning Systems (GPS) III satellite at 8:51 a.m. EST, Dec. 23 from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. More -
GPS III Space Vehicle 01 Is Encapsulated in the Falcon 9 Payload Fairing
(Dec 13) The Air Force’s first Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite was encapsulated within a SpaceX payload fairing at Astrotech on Dec. 7 in preparation for its upcoming launch later this month at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. More -
PNT Advisory Board Meeting Agenda
(Nov 29) The agenda for the Dec 5-6 public meeting of the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Advisory Board in Redondo Beach, CA, is now online. More -
2nd SOPS Reaches GPS Milestone with AEP 7.5 Command
(Nov 21) The 2nd Space Operations Squadron took formal command of Architecture Evolution Plan 7.5, the largest GPS architectural change in operational history, after its successful installation at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Nov 16, 2018. More -
PNT Advisory Board to Convene December 5-6, 2018
(Nov 19) The National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Advisory Board will convene at the Crowne Plaza Redondo Beach in Redondo Beach, CA, on December 5-6, 2018. The meeting will be open to the public up to the seating capacity of the room. More -
Presentations from 58th CGSIC Meeting
(Sep 25) Presentations from the September 2018 CGSIC meeting in Miami are now online. More -
AF Announces Selection of GPS III Follow-On Contract
(Sep 14) The U.S. Air Force announced selection of Lockheed Martin for a fixed-price-type production contract for 22 GPS III Follow-On satellites with a total estimated contract value up to $7.2 billion. More -
GPS III Space Vehicle No. 1 "Vespucci" Arrives in Florida, Prepares for December Launch
(Aug 23) The U.S. Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Directorate achieved a major program milestone Aug. 21, successfully delivering the first GPS III satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida to begin launch processing. More
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