US Space Force Launches First Experimental Navigation Satellite in 50 Years

AKAP
Aug 24, 2025
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The L3Harris-built NTS-3, the US Department of Defense’s first experimental navigation satellite in nearly half a century, successfully launched aboard a ULA Vulcan rocket from Cape Canaveral, with helium used in the rocket’s tanks to support critical operations.

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