The USSF-106 mission showcases the planned launch of the NTS-3 Vanguard satellite in a detailed animation, highlighting its ...

The L3Harris-built (NYSE: LHX) advanced Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) has successfully launched from Cape ...

The mission is AFRL's first major PNT demonstration since 1977, when it launched NTS-2 — a satellite that helped shaped the ...

Maine's Total Coverage received photos from multiple viewers showing a bright white light in the sky Tuesday night.

The NTS-3 ground system, for example, will integrate both NTS-3 and GPS signals. The director of AFRL’s Space Vehicles Directorate Col. Eric Felt called NTS-3 the “ China-beating PNT satellite.” ...

Discover the details on the ULA Vulcan rocket’s USSF-106 launch. Learn about the NTS-3 satellite payload and why this mission ...

NTS-3 will also experiment with on-demand M code - a more secure anti-jamming GPS signal designed to be autonomous, meaning that a user can calculate their position using only this particular signal.

ULA's Vulcan is replacing the company's workhorse Atlas 5 rocket and the already-retired Delta 4 family of launchers.

NTS-3 is managed by the AFRL Transformational Capabilities Office and has program partners in both the U.S. Space Force and the U.S. Air Force. “This major milestone marks the transition from space ...

The Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) program is making major strides in developing a new navigation spacecraft for in-space demonstration. The NTS-3 is scheduled to launch to geosynchronous ...

In last week’s edition, we mistakenly reported that the USSF-106 mission was scheduled for August 10. On August 5, United ...

The first two Vulcan test flights last year used a configuration of the rocket with two strap-on boosters to add an extra ...