Tag: GPS
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Video: Atlas 5 Rocket launches with GPS Satellite
The 50th Atlas 5 rocket lifts off From Cape Canaveral carrying a GPS satellite.
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Atlas 5 rocket rolled to Cape Canaveral launch pad
The 50th Atlas 5 rocket arrives at the launch pad. Photo: United Launch Alliance. An Atlas 5 rocket has been rolled out to its launch pad at Cape Canaveral for blastoff Wednesday to deploy a replacement satellite to strengthen the Global Positioning System for U.S. military forces and the worldwide economy. The United Launch Alliance…
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Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket launches with navigation satellite
Mission Status Center Live coverage of the flight of a United Launch Alliance Atlas rocket and the U.S. Air Force’s GPS 2F-8 navigation satellite. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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Atlas 5 to fly Wednesday, continuing rapid deployment of GPS satellites
File photo of Atlas 5 in the 401 configuration. Image: ULA. Launching new Global Positioning System navigation satellites at a rate not seen in 21 years, this year’s fourth such deployment is coming up at midday Wednesday by an Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral. The United Launch Alliance booster is scheduled for liftoff at…
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GPS modernization continues with quick pace of launches
Artist’s concept of a GPS 2F-series satellite in orbit. Credit: Boeing A new satellite launched Aug. 1 has joined the U.S. Air Force’s GPS navigation network to help guide everything from bombs to road trippers to their destinations, with final preparations on track to send up another GPS spacecraft at the end of October. The…