# SpaceX plans to follow up on Blue Origin's New Glenn with a rocket launch from Cape Canaveral.

*aerospace · news · 2026-04-20 · TCPalm*

## Key points

- GPS III-8 SV 10 is the final satellite in Lockheed Martin's GPS III manifest.
- SV 10 introduces an optical crosslink payload, a precursor to the next-generation IIIF satellites.
- SV 10 features a digital atomic clock to test advanced timekeeping for IIIF satellites.
- SV 10 has anti-jam capability eight times stronger and three times more accurate than legacy GPS.

**Companies:** SpaceX, Lockheed Martin
**Countries:** United States

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