Waspie_Dwarf Posted February 21, 2014 #1 Share Posted February 21, 2014 New GPS satellite put into orbit by Delta 4 rocket CAPE CANAVERAL -- Igniting a surge of three Global Positioning System satellite launches in the next five months, a Delta 4 rocket blazed a trail of fire and light into the Florida sky Thursday night.The new bird -- known as GPS 2F-5 -- will become a primary broadcasting satellite in the constellation when it becomes operational by May. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted February 21, 2014 Author #2 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Delta IV GPS IIF-5 Launch HighlightsA United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket successfully launched the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-5 satellite for the U.S. Air Force on Feb. 20 at 8:59 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex-37. GPS IIF-5 is the fifth in a series of next generation GPS satellites and will join a worldwide timing and navigation system utilizing 24 satellites in six different planes, with a minimum of four satellites per plane positioned in orbit approximately 11,000 miles above the Earth's surface.Credit: United Launch AllianceSource: United Launch Alliance - YouTube Channel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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