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Aug. 21 (UPI) — The U.S. Air Force said its second GPS III satellite is built, completely tested and ready to launch. The Air Force declaration, detailed in a Lockheed Martin news release Tuesday, calls for final acceptance of the company’s GPS III Space Vehicle 2.

The satellite will be used by U.S. and allied military forces. It includes a civil signal system for use by commercial and civilian users. GPS III SV02 is awaiting launch in the Lockheed Martin GPS III Processing Facility clean room in Denver.

“The first GPS III satellite, GPS III SV01, was declared ‘Available for Launch’ in September 2017. It is now being prepared for shipment to Cape Canaveral, Florida for a launch before the end of the year,” Lockheed Martin program manager for Navigation Systems Johnathon Caldwell said in a statement.