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First GPS III satellite receives commands from OCX ground control segment.

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The first GPS III satellite successfully received commands from its ground control segment

This is a milestone on the path to the satellite’s anticipated 2018 launch

The first Lockheed Martin Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite for the US Air Force (USAF) successfully established remote connectivity and communicated with the Raytheon Operational Control System (OCX), according to a Lockheed Martin statement.

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http://www.janes.com/article/76413/first-gps-iii-satellite-receives-commands-from-ocx-ground-control-segment

USAF Completes Factory Mission Readiness Test on Lockheed-Built GPS III Satellite, Raytheon’s OCX | ExecutiveBiz

http://blog.executivebiz.com/2017/12/usaf-completes-factory-mission-readiness-test-on-lockheed-built-gps-iii-satellite-raytheons-ocx/

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