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Rocket: Delta 2 (7925)
Payload: GPS 2R-17
Date: Oct. 17, 2007
Window: 8:23-8:38 a.m. EDT (1223-1238 GMT)
Site: SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Satellite feed: Galaxy 26, Transponder 9, C-band, 93° West

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GPS satellite launches
aboard Delta 2 rocket

BY SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: October 17, 2007

The United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket lifts off at 8:23 a.m. this morning from Cape Canaveral's pad 17A carrying an enhanced satellite for the Global Positioning System.

Photo credit: Chris Miller/Spaceflight Now








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