Air Force May 27 successfully launched a United Launch Alliance Delta IV-Medium rocket carrying the first Global Positioning System IIF satellite from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Following several minor technical delays, the launch marked a number of important firsts, Air Force officials said. "Not only is it the first IIF to be launched, this is the first GPS satellite to ride on the Delta IV Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle," said Lt. Col. Lance Jones, 5th Space…
First GPS IIF Launched Into Orbit
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