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Air Force Launches GSSAP Satellites After Days Of Delays

Pat Host

Tuesday, July 29th, 2014

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Air Force Launches GSSAP Satellites After Days Of Delays

United Launch Alliance's Delta IV launches July 28 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Photo: ULA.

The Air Force and launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) Monday successfully lifted a pair of Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites after days of delays due to weather and a technical issue. The launch took place at 7:28 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on a Delta IV launch vehicle, according to a ULA statement. In addition to the GSSAP satellites, a secondary payload known as Automated Navigation and Guidance Experiment for Local Space (ANGELS)…

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