GPS III Ground System Operations Contingency Program Nearing Operational Acceptance

Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Oct 25, 2019

The Global Positioning System enterprise reached another major milestone on Oct. 21, when the GPS III Contingency Operations Program (COps) successfully connected with the first GPS III satellite on orbit. The COps system will allow the Air Force to operationally command and control the new, more powerful GPS III satellites as well as legacy GPS satellites currently in the constellation. T