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		Rocket: Delta 2 (7925) Payload: GPS 2R-18 Date: Dec. 20, 2007 Window: 2:59-3:13 p.m. EST (1959-2013 GMT) Site: SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral, Florida Satellite feed: Galaxy 26, Transponder 9, C-band, 93° West Mission Status Center Launch events timeline Ground track map Delta 2 fact sheet The GPS system Pre-launch flow Launch Complex 17 Archived Delta coverage

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Delta 2 rocket launches the GPS 2R-18 satellite
Posted: December 20, 2007

The United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket lifts off at 3:04 p.m. EST 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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