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4th Boeing GPS IIF Satellite Joins Constellation on Orbit
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., May 15, 2013 – With today’s launch of the fourth GPS IIF satellite, Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force continue modernizing the Global Positioning 
System that millions of people worldwide rely on as a navigation… Continue reading
Boeing Awarded US Air Force Contract to Continue GPS Modernization
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb. 12, 2013 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will continue modernizing the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite constellation for up to… Continue reading
3rd Boeing GPS IIF Begins Operation After Early Handover to US Air Force
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 5, 2012 – A third Boeing [NYSE: BA] GPS IIF satellite has completed on-orbit checkout and is now part of the active 31-satellite GPS constellation, providing improved performance for… Continue reading
Boeing Modernizes GPS Network with 3rd GPS IIF Satellite
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., Oct. 4, 2012 — The Global Positioning System… Continue reading
3rd Boeing GPS IIF Satellite Ready for Oct. 4 Launch
The third of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites Boeing is building for the U.S. Air Force is ready to make the GPS system even more accurate, reliable and secure after successfully completing final checkout for launch.
SVN-65 is… Continue reading
Boeing Completes 5th GPS IIF Satellite for US Air Force
- Spacecraft on standby for launch
- New capabilities critical to sustaining GPS constellation
The Boeing Company has completed the fifth of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites the company is building for the U.S. Air Force. The spacecraft was built… Continue reading
Boeing GPS IIF Satellites Assembled Using ‘Pulse’ Manufacturing Line
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jan. 24, 2012 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has accelerated the assembly of its Global Positioning System… Continue reading
2nd Boeing-built GPS IIF Satellite Enters Service with US Air Force
Boeing today announced that the second of 12 GPS IIF satellites the company is building for the U.S. Air Force has achieved operational acceptance and entered service. With testing complete, GPS IIF-2, now called SVN-63, is the newest satellite to… Continue reading
2nd Boeing GPS IIF Satellite Sends 1st Signals from Space
Boeing has received the first on-orbit signals from the second of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites it is building for the U.S. Air Force. GPS IIF-2, renamed SVN-63, is functioning normally and ready to begin on-orbit maneuvers and… Continue reading
1st Boeing-built GPS IIF Satellite Enters Service with US Air Force
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 30, 2010 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that the first of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites the company is building for the U.S. Air Force has entered service. GPS IIF-1 is the newest… Continue reading
1st Boeing GPS IIF Spacecraft Ready for Launch from Cape Canaveral
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 18, 2010 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that the first of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF navigation spacecraft that the company is building for the U.S. Air Force has successfully completed prelaunch testing. The… Continue reading