Boeing [BA] recently said it has received the first on-orbit signals from the second of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites it is building for the Air Force. GPS IIF-2, renamed SVN-63, was launched on July 16 and is ready to begin on-orbit maneuvers and operational testing, according to a company statement. SVN-63 launched on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV vehicle from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Controllers confirmed initial contact with the spacecraft at a…
Second Boeing GPS IIF Satellite Now Operating From Space
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