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Rocket: Delta 2 (7925)
Payload: GPS 2R-20
Date: March 24, 2009
Window: 4:34-4:41 a.m. EDT (0834-0841 GMT)
Site: SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Broadcast: Galaxy 3C, Transponder 21, C-band, 95° West

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Delta 2 rocket launches GPS 2R-20
Posted: March 24, 2009

The Delta 2 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral's pad 17A at 4:34 a.m. EDT
carrying the Global Positioning System 2R-20 satellite.

Photo credit: Carleton Bailie for United Launch Alliance









Photo credit: Carleton Bailie for United Launch Alliance
 

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