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Mission preview - Our story looking at this Delta rocket launch of the GPS 2R-12 satellite.

Launch timeline - Chart with times and descriptions of events to occur during the launch.

Ground track - See the trajectory the rocket will follow during its flight.

Global Positioning System - Description of the U.S. Air Force's space-based navigation network.

Delta 2 rocket - Overview of the Delta 2 7925-model rocket used to launch GPS satellites.

Pre-launch flow - Illustration of the rocket checkout and assembly at Cape facilities.

SLC-17 - The launch complex where Delta rockets fly from Cape Canaveral.

Delta directory - See our coverage of previous Delta rocket flights.



Photo gallery: Mobile Service Tower rollback
Posted: June 19, 2004


This will be the 305th launch of a Delta rocket since 1960 as noted on the vehicle. Since this is an Air Force launch, the shark eyes and teeth symbolizing the 45th Space Wing are riding on the nose cone fairing. Photo: Carleton Bailie/Boeing
 

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