CAPE CANAVERAL AFS, Fla.--The third of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites Boeing [BA] is developing for the Air Force is ready to be launched this morning at 8:10 a.m. EST after completing final checkout for launch. SVN-65 is scheduled to lift off here aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV launch vehicle. This third GPS satellite recently successfully completed its final checkout in preparation for launch. SVN-65 was shipped to Cape Canaveral July 9 from El Segundo, Calif.,…
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