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GPS IIF-7 Now Operational, Boeing Says

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Friday, August 8th, 2014

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The Air Force’s seventh Global Positioning System IIF-series (GPS IIF-7) satellite successfully launched Aug. 1 sent signals to controllers, confirming it is operating properly, according to GPS IIF prime contractor Boeing [BA] on Monday. GPS IIF-7 launched Friday at 11:23 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on one of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Atlas V launch vehicles. The launch was the third GPS IIF satellite to be lifted this year, which Air Force Space and Missile Systems…

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