GPS IIF-8 Thunders into orbit
Date: Thursday, October 30 @ 08:51:09 UTC
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Yesterday saw the successful launch of the eight GPS-IIF satellite from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force station in Florida. Installed on top of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket the GPS IIF-8 satellite was lofted into orbit at 1:21pm local time. With a faultless flight plan the new GPS satellite will now be positioned in the GPS constellation. After a period of on-orbit testing the latest component of the USAF NAVSTAR navigation system will be transitioned to operational status replacing one of the ageing GPS Block IIA satellites.

An edited launch report from our colleague Ben Evans at AmericaSpace.com follows. The full article can be viewed here.

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