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News: GPS IIF-7 to launch on Saturday 2nd August

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UPDATE Launch delayed to 2nd August at 3:23 GMT
Early morning Saturday sees the launch of the seventh GPS IIF satellite fro the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. This will be lofted into orbit on top of an Atlas V rocket. The GPS IIF-7 satellite is part of the upgraded and modernised fleet of Block IIF navigation spacecraft designed to replace one of the ageing Block IIA satellites originally launched in the early 1990s.

The launch is scheduled for 3:23am GMT (4:23 BST) which is late evening on the 1st August in Florida. Launch complex 41 will be used for this launch, the most northerly active launch pad at Cape Canaveral. If you want to follow the launch the AmericaSpace Live Launch Tracker will have live commentary and video feed.

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Posted on Wednesday, July 30 @ 09:09:11 UTC by Mike Barrett

 
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