Tag: AFSPC 7
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ULA begins stacking rocket for next launch of U.S. military spaceplane
An Atlas 5 first stage was raised vertical Thursday inside United Launch Alliance’s Vertical Integration Facility. Credit: United Launch Alliance United Launch Alliance technicians raised the first stage of the company’s next Atlas 5 rocket onto a mobile launch platform at Cape Canaveral Thursday, kicking off the launch vehicle’s build-up for a mission scheduled for…
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Next GPS launch delayed by coronavirus concerns; X-37B launch remains on track
The third GPS 3-series satellite inside Lockheed Martin’s spacecraft manufacturing plant in Colorado. Credit: Lockheed Martin U.S. military officials said Tuesday the launch of the next satellite for the GPS navigation network — planned for April 29 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket — has been delayed to no earlier than June 30 to avoid…
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AEHF satellite arrives in Florida for first of nearly 20 Space Force launches this year
File photo of the liftoff of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5-551 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Credit: United Launch Alliance The sixth and final satellite in the U.S. military’s network of ultra-secure, nuclear-hardened AEHF communications relay stations has arrived in Florida for final preparations for liftoff in March on a United Launch…