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		Rocket: Delta 2 (7925) Payload: GPS 2R-21 Date: August 17, 2009 Window: 6:35-6:49 a.m. EDT (1035-1049 GMT) Site: SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral, Florida Broadcast: Galaxy 28, Transponder 12, C-band, 89° West Mission Status Center Launch videos Photos: Launch gallery Photos: Mission gallery Launch events timeline Ground track map Delta 2 fact sheet Pre-launch flow Launch Complex 17 Our Delta archive

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Delta 2 rocket launches GPS 2R-21

The Delta 2 rocket made one last flight for the U.S. Air Force by launching the Global Positioning System 2R-21 satellite from Cape Canaveral's pad 17A on August 17.

Photo credit: Carleton Bailie for United Launch Alliance

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