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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A satellite launches leaving an arc of thick smoke.

Rocket Trail

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying a GPS III-5 satellite into orbit launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., June 17, 2021. The GPS III satellites have signals three times more accurate than the current generation of satellites and eight times the jamming resistance.

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