Second GPS III Satellite Arrives in Florida for Projected July Launch

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Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (AFSMC) delivered the second Lockheed Martin[LMT]-made GPS III space vehicle March 19 to Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, ahead of anexpected July launch, the center said March 20.The satellite, dubbed “Magellan” in honor of the 16th century Portuguese explorer FerdinandMagellan, was transported from Lockheed Martin’s facility in Waterton, Colorado, to the SpaceCoast Regional Airport in Titusville, Florida, via a C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft,AFSMC said in a statement.