Mon, Dec 22, 2003
Another Star In GPS Constellation
A Boeing Delta II rocket
successfully deployed a Global Positioning System (GPS) IIR-10
satellite for the U.S. Air Force Sunday morning.
Liftoff of the Delta II occurred at 3:05 a.m. EST from Space
Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (FL). The
deployment sequence was completed in 68 minutes at 4:13 a.m.
The GPS satellite, which will orbit nearly 11,000 miles above
the Earth, was launched aboard a Delta II 7925-9.5 vehicle.
"Our Delta team has done an outstanding job in supporting the
customer, by providing absolute mission assurance," said Dan
Collins, vice president and general manager, Delta Programs, for
Boeing. "This successful 302nd Delta launch re-affirms our pride in
being a part of the GPS program, which is so vital to our nation's
national security."
Operated by U.S. Air Force Space Command, the GPS constellation
provides precise navigation and timing to worldwide military and
civilian users 24- hours a day and in all weather conditions. For
the warfighter, GPS has enabled the development and use of
cost-effective precision guided munitions, and is considered a
major component of DoD's transformational plans. The next Delta
mission will carry the NASA Aura Earth Observing System spacecraft.
The launch is scheduled for March 2004 aboard a Delta II from
Vandenberg Air Force Base (CA).
Boeing Launch Services, based in Huntington Beach (CA), is
responsible for the marketing and sales of the Sea Launch and Delta
family of launch vehicles to Boeing national security, civil space
and commercial customers.
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