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This one, smaller than a toaster. >> what can a single cube sat do? >> a variety of missions. >> could it take pictures? >> absolutely. most of it is research and development right now, trying to find out how can we really use this miniaturized technology. some of them even have some propulsion onboard. >> the idea is simple. spread america's space needs from the hundreds of satellites deployed today to thousands or more. too many targets for u.s. adversaries to take down. >> talk about redundancy, resiliency, incredible capability, and not just for the military, for commercial applications. >...

To launch in 2018. lockheed martin granted cnn an exclusive first ever look at the gps 3 in production, a classified and clean environment in which one stray hair, a bit of dust could do significant damage. >> do you need to replenish the constellation? >> colonel steven whitney, director of the gps system under air force space command, tells us that these new satellites have new special capabilities. >> improving the ashlths, improving the integrity of the sig that'll, improving the power, the ability to overcome other signals in the area. >> meaning the gps satellites will be harder for enem...