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GPS Satellite Successfully Launched Into Orbit, Say Air Force, Industry

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Thursday, October 18th, 2007

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By Michael Sirak The Air Force and its industry partners say they successfully launched a Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation satellite into space yesterday as part of continual efforts to replace older members of the on-orbit GPS constellation with new more capable assets. The Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built satellite, designated GPS IIR-17(M), traveled into orbit aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II launch vehicle fired from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. It will now undergo on-orbit test and check-out…

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