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Space Force ‘operationally accepts’ fourth GPS III satellite in record time

The U.S. Space Force’s 2nd Space Operations Squadron formally accepted GPS III Space Vehicle 04 from the spacecraft manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, in what is referred to as operational acceptance on Dec. 1, 2020. This [acceptance] done only one month after SpaceX launched the satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., Nov. 5, 2020, setting a new record for the USSF, due in part to the efforts of the operators who work in the 2nd SOPS. (U.S. Space Force Courtesy Photo, 45th Space Wing Public Affairs)

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