Magellan arrives in Florida

摘要

On March 19 the second GPS Ⅲ Space Vehicle, SV02 or'Magellan', was successfully delivered to Astrotech Space Operations in Florida to begin satellite launch processing. The satellite has been dubbed 'Magellan' after the Portuguese explorer.The delivery of SV02 triggers the countdown for final testing of the spacecraft before the launch. 5V02 is currently scheduled to launch in July this year, at which point it will join the operational constellation of 31 GPS satellites.