August 22, 2019 - The United States Air Force successfully launched the second Global Positioning System (GPS) III Space Vehicle (SV) from Space Launch Complex-37, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. GPS III represents the next step in modernization of the worldwide navigation network with a new generation of advanced satellites offering improved accuracy, better anti-jam resiliency and a new signal for civil users.

Mission Information: United Launch Alliance will used a Delta IV rocket to launch the second Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. GPS III represents the next step in modernization of the worldwide navigation network with a new generation of advanced satellites offering improved accuracy, better anti-jam resiliency and a new signal for civil users.

Launch Notes: GPS III SV02 is the 29th and final flight of the Delta IV Medium rocket, the 73rd GPS launch by a ULA or heritage vehicle and marks ULA's 135th mission.

Under subcontract to SAIC, Celeris Systems had the honor of supporting this mission with the following Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) services:

• Satellite requirements & interface verification

• Mission Readiness Campaign scheduling

• Test asset utilization & de-confliction

• Satellite Developmental Evaluation Framework (DEF) Mission Readiness

• Independent Enterprise Assessment of mission readiness

• Post launch on-orbit checkout activities

SE&I relied on our digital engineering platform, iRIS, to support these activities throughout all phases of mission readiness.