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Among other features, NTS-3 will feature steerable beams for regional coverage and a software-defined payload that can be reprogrammed on orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AFRL noted the delay in a media roundtable Wednesday. AFRL Commander Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle said that shift was out of the lab\u2019s control since the satellite will launch as a rideshare with a U.S. Space Force payload, and that launch had been pushed back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was manifested as a rideshare through the space test program in partnership with the Space Force Space Operations Command. It is currently set to launch \u2014 at least the satellite portion \u2014 in 2023,\u201d Pringle said of the delay. \u201cIt\u2019s because it\u2019s a rideshare, and so we\u2019re not driving this schedule.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Pringle said the lab would use the delay to its advantage, conducting more ground experimentation and risk reduction in the interim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs far as the ground equipment and the other aspects of the program, we\u2019ll continue to develop, experiment and look for new opportunities to keep that up to date as well so when it goes into space that we are ready to hit the ground running,\u201d said Pringle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AFRL plans to experiment with the satellite in geosynchronous orbit for one year, testing new PNT signals and architectures on the spacecraft in addition to new ground-based command and control systems and software-defined radios. After AFRL completes its testing period with NTS-3, it will transition to the U.S. Space Force and integrate into the service\u2019s other PNT capabilities, said Joel Mozer, the Space Force chief scientist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L3Harris Technologies is the primary contractor for NTS-3, with the Air Force initially awarding the company an $84 million contract for the satellite in 2018. 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