VIDEO: Atlas V Launches Satellite For U.S. Air Force Saturday From Cape Canaveral
By Space Coast Daily // October 31, 2015
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VIDEO REPLAY: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 launched the GPS IIF-11 mission for the U.S. Air Force Saturday from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 12:13 p.m.
BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FLORIDA – A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 launched the GPS IIF-11 mission for the U.S. Air Force Saturday from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 12:13 p.m.
Rocket/Payload: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 launched the GPS IIF-11 mission for the U.S. Air Force.
Date/Site/Launch Time: Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The 19-minute launch window opens at 12:13 p.m. EDT.
Mission Description: GPS satellites serve and protect our warfighters by providing navigational assistance for U.S. military operations on land, at sea, and in the air. Civilian users around the world also use and depend on GPS for highly accurate time, location, and velocity information.
GPS IIF-11 is one of the next-generation GPS satellites, incorporating various improvements to provide greater accuracy, increased signals, and enhanced performance for users.
Launch Notes: GPS IIF-11 will be the third GPS mission ULA launches in 2015: GPS IIF-9 launched on a Delta IV in March, and GPS IIF-10 launched in July. This mission will be ULA’s 11th in 2015 and 102nd since the company was founded in 2006.
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