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Col. Steve Whitney, director of the Space and Missile Systems Center's Global Positioning Systems Directorate provides a preview of the upcoming launch of the "First of Firsts" with the latest series of satellites: GPS III SV-01. Also affectionately known as "Vespucci," in honor of Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci, for whom the American continents are named, this GPS III satellite
is scheduled for its mid-December debut, lifting off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
Just as important is the teamwork and partnerships across the entire space enterprise, from SMC's Launch Enterprise Directorate to satellite manufacturer Lockheed Martin and launch provider SpaceX.
#SpaceStartsHere #GPSIIISV01 #FALCON9 #SMC #LAAFB #AFSPC #USAF
| Date Taken: | 08.16.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 12.11.2018 18:49 |
| Category: | Series |
| Video ID: | 647492 |
| VIRIN: | 180816-D-AO618-848 |
| Filename: | DOD_106291436 |
| Length: | 00:02:00 |
| Location: | EL SEGUNDO, CA, US |
| Downloads: | 31 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 31 |
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