GPS III SV01

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First Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite Encapsulated for Dec. 18 Launch

TITUSVILLE, Fla., Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Air Force’s first Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-built GPS III satellite is now encapsulated for its planned December 18 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. GPS III Space Vehicle 01 (GPS III SV01) underwent pre-launch processing, fueling and encapsulation at Astrotech Space Operations, in Titusville, Florida. During encapsulation, GPS III SV01 was sealed in…