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GPS IIR-20 LAUNCHED
Cape Canaveral, Fla., (March 24, 2009) –
A United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket carrying the U.S.
Air Force's GPS IIR-20 satellite lifts off from Space Launch
Complex-17A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., at 4:34
a.m. (EDT) March 24. After a one-hour, eight-minute flight,
the 47th successful GPS satellite launched by a Delta II achieved
orbit supporting the nation's military operations and commercial
applications throughout the world.
You may view
the launch and read a complete
news story of the launch at the United
Launch Alliance website.
(United Launch Alliance photo by Carleton Bailie, used with
permission)
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