Mission Briefing
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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.
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Photo gallery: Mobile Service Tower rollback
Posted: June 23, 2004
The mobile service tower is retracted from around the Boeing Delta 2 rocket at launch pad 17B on June 23 for GPS 2R-12 satellite deployment mission's fourth countdown attempt. Photo: Carleton Bailie/Boeing
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