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NTS-3

The L3Harris-built Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) satellite launched on a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket Aug. 12 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. NTS-3 will be used for a variety of experiments to include testing on-orbit, next-generation technologies that assist warfighters in contested environments. (L3Harris photo.)

After delays, Space Force launches testbed satellite for experimental PNT capabilities

The NTS-3 satellite will spend the next year conducting about 100 experiments focused on advancing and augmenting the Pentagon's GPS capabilities.
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