WATCH REPLAY: Delta IV GPS Launch Flawless
By Space Coast Daily // March 25, 2015
Delta IV will deliver a GPS IIF-9 satellite to semi-synchronous circular orbit
LIVE STREAM: Watch the Delta IV rocket launch from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The launch lifted off at 2:36 p.m. Wednesday.
BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FLORIDA – A Delta IV rocket was launched Wednesday, March 25 at 2:36 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
The Delta IV will deliver a GPS IIF-9 satellite to semi-synchronous circular orbit.
GPS IIF-9 is one of the next-generation GPS satellites, incorporating various improvements to provide greater accuracy, increased signals, and enhanced performance for users.
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.
