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ULA technicians transport the GPS III satellite to the Delta IV launchpad.( Photo: United Launch Alliance)

Second GPS III satellite tops rocket at launchpad

August 13, 2019

The second GPS III satellite — nicknamed Magellan — is now at the launchpad at Cape Canaveral Air […]


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Launch of last GPS IIF satellite shifts to Friday

February 2, 2016

The U.S. Air Force plans to launch the 12th — and final — satellite in the Block IIF series of […]


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GPS programs at a crossroads: Which way forward?

December 9, 2015

The late, great, oft-quoted Yogi Berra, in an interview shortly before his passing, was quoted as saying “I […]


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ULA won’t bid on GPS III launch contract

November 17, 2015

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) declined Nov. 16 to submit a bid to launch the GPS III satellite, […]


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After the first main engine cut-off, the GPS IIF-10 mission entered a three-hour coast phase. (Courtesy: ULA)

GPS IIF-10 Launches from Cape Canaveral

July 15, 2015

UPDATE (July 15, 4 p.m. ET): United Launch Alliance (ULA) officials have declared the launch mission a success. The […]


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GPS IIF-10. (Photo: ULA)

GPS IIF-10 Satellite Readied for July 15 Launch

July 7, 2015

United Launch Alliance crews on July 7 placed the next GPS satellite on top of an Atlas V rocket for […]


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Team Vandenberg launches its first SpaceX launch from Space Launch Complex-4 Sept. 29, 2013. 30th Space Wing's 1st Air and Space Test Squadron was the lead for all launch site certification activities at Vandenberg for SpaceX as an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle New Entrant. The squadron evaluated SpaceX's flight and ground systems, processes and procedures for the upgraded Falcon-9 rocket. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Yvonne Morales)

SpaceX Falcon 9 Certified for GPS Launches

May 28, 2015

The U.S. Air Force has certified SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to launch military satellites, clearing the way for […]


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Delta IV GPS IIF-9 Launch Highlights

April 2, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7hnPaMzR5M The U.S. Air Force’s ninth GPS Block IIF satellite (GPS IIF-9) launched on March 25 aboard a United Launch […]


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