Back in 1978, the first GPS satellite was launched into orbit. Since then, the Air Force has improved their satellite design and released new versions of GPS satellites in blocks.

SpaceX launched their Falcon 9 rocket with the third Block III Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite, named SV03. Block III is the next generation of GPS satellites, replacing the aging Block ...

This satellite will not be used in space. The first satellite of the Block III units to go into orbit will not be delivered until May of 2014.

GPS BLOCK III The U.S. Space Force GPS Block III (previously referred to as Block IIIA) is a series of 10 satellites being procured by the United States to bring new future capabilities to both ...

SVN-26 was a Boeing/Rockwell International Block II GPS satellite launched July 7, 1992. It was one of the first generation of operational GPS satellites, and had a design life of only 7.5 years.

The first “Block II” satellite joined the GPS constellation in 2005. 2005 The first of a new generation of GPS satellite, called “Block II,” was launched from Cape Canaveral.

The last GPS Block IIF satellite built by the Boeing Co. was sent into orbit for the U.S. Air Force today, filling out a set of a dozen.

GPS rules everything. A new satellite launch keeps a big upgrade rolling It's a lot more than just driving directions. Managed by the US Space Force, GPS factors into a huge amount of the high ...

GPS IIF satellite vehicles continue to modernize the GPS constellation while bringing new capabilities to both military and civilian users.

Cutting-edge GPS satellite launched into orbit A towering United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket thundered to life and climbed into space Thursday evening, boosting an upgraded Global Positioning ...

Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE:GY) company, announced today that its engines contributed to the successful launch of the first Global Positioning System (GPS) Block IIF satellite. Aerojet will continue t… ...

The Block III satellites are expected to allow military and civilian users to determine their position within 3 feet, compared with 10 feet with current technology, according to the Congressional ...