
The upcoming launch of the ninth Global Positioning System IIF series satellite (GPS IIF-9) will be the last of the IIF series to take place on a Delta IV rocket.The Air Force and launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) will launch GPS IIF-9 on Wednesday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Launch window opens at 2:36 p.m. EDT.GPS IIF-9 mission director Air Force Col. Kent Nickle told reporters in a conference call Friday the next two GPS IIF missions…