GPS III SV 01 Completes Environmental Testing
Since its major systems were integrated into one space vehicle in May 2015, Lockheed Martin’s first GPS III satellite for the U.S. Air Force, Space Vehicle 01 (GPS III SV 01),has completed three rigorous environmental tests to ensure the satellite’s operations in the stress of space.Overall, GPS III SV 01’s performance during Acoustic Testing, Thermal Vacuum Testing, and Electromagnetic Interference/Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMI/EMC) and Passive Intermodulation (PIM) testing was tremendous and set some new bars for the first space vehicle of any entirely-new satellite block. Lockheed Martin credits the success of these tests to all of the early investment, pathfinding and risk reduction efforts, provided by the Air Force, for the GPS III Development program.