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U.S. Navy communications satellite shipped to launch site

November 7, 2014 Justin Ray

A massive U.S. Navy satellite to launch from Cape Canaveral in January has arrived in Florida, kicking off a campaign to ready the mobile communications craft for flight.

Photos: Atlas 5 soars into space with GPS satellite

November 2, 2014 Justin Ray

It was a beautiful blue sky day for the 50th Atlas 5 rocket launch, which successfully blasted off Wednesday from Cape Canaveral to deploy the GPS 2F-8 navigation satellite.

Video: Atlas 5 GPS 2F-8 Launch Highlights

October 30, 2014 Spaceflight Now

Video highlights of the 50th Atlas 5 flight. The United Launch Alliance rocket carried the eighth Global Positioning System (GPS 2F-8) satellite for the U.S. Air Force.

Rocket cameras dazzle on 50th Atlas 5 rocket launch

October 30, 2014 Justin Ray

Onboard video cameras captured critical events during the 50th Atlas 5 rocket launch, beaming back views in stunning clarity of staging and spacecraft separation.

50th Atlas 5 rocket puts up new GPS satellite

October 29, 2014 Justin Ray

Launching for the 50th time, an Atlas 5 rocket flew a milestone mission Wednesday in deploying a Global Positioning System satellite for the worldwide utility.

Video: Atlas 5 Rocket launches with GPS Satellite

October 29, 2014 Spaceflight Now

The 50th Atlas 5 rocket lifts off From Cape Canaveral carrying a GPS satellite.

Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket launches with navigation satellite

October 28, 2014 Spaceflight Now

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 1:21 p.m. EDT (1721 GMT) with a satellite to replenish the U.S. Air Force’s Global Positioning System navigation network.

Atlas 5 rocket rolled to Cape Canaveral launch pad

October 28, 2014 Spaceflight Now

An Atlas 5 rocket has been rolled out to its launch pad at Cape Canaveral for blastoff to deploy a replacement satellite to strengthen the Global Positioning System for U.S. military forces and the worldwide economy.

Atlas 5/GPS 2F-8 launch timeline

October 27, 2014 Spaceflight Now

Atlas 5 to fly Wednesday, continuing rapid deployment of GPS satellites

October 25, 2014 Justin Ray

Launching new Global Positioning System navigation satellites at a rate not seen in 21 years, this year’s fourth such deployment is coming up at midday Wednesday, Oct. 29 by an Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral.