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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

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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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