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		Rocket: Delta 2 (7925) Payload: GPS 2R-M1 Date: Sept. 25, 2005 Window: 11:37 p.m.-12:05 a.m. EDT Site: SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral, Florida Satellite feed: AMC 3, Transponder 14, C-band, 87° West Mission Status Center Photos: Tower rollback Photos: Launch! Our preview story Launch events timeline Launch hazard area Ground track map Global Positioning System Delta 2 fact sheet Pre-launch flow Launch Complex 17 Archived Delta coverage

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Delta 2 rocket launches GPS 2R-M1 navigation satellite
Posted: September 26, 2005

The Boeing Delta 2 rocket lifts off at 11:37 p.m. EDT on September 25 carrying the first modernized GPS 2R navigation satellite for the U.S. Air Force. Credit: Boeing photos by Carleton Bailie

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