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Air Force Set For Thursday’s GPS IIF-5 Launch

Pat Host

Wednesday, February 19th, 2014

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Air Force Set For Thursday’s GPS IIF-5 Launch

Artist’s illustration of the GPS IIF satellite. Photo: Boeing.

The Air Force is going through final preparations for Thursday’s Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-5 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., according a statement from launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA). The 19-minute launch window opens at 8:40 p.m. EST. Launch will take place on a Delta IV medium rocket provided by ULA, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Boeing [BA]. ULA said Wednesday’s forecast showed 80 percent chance of favorable weather Thursday. The Air Force…

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