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VideoVideo: Liftoff of Atlas 5 with GPS 2F-10
A replay of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launching the Air Force's GPS 2F-10 navigation spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
VideoOTD…July 15 and STS-127
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Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket launches with GPS satellite
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket departed Cape Canaveral at 11:36 a.m. EDT (1536 GMT) to deploy the Global Positioning System 2F-10 navigation satellite.
Photos: Tuesday’s Atlas 5 rollout
The Atlas 5 rocket emerges from the Vertical Integration Facility for rollout to Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral in preparation to launch GPS 2F-10 on Wednesday at 11:36 a.m. EDT.
VideoPreview: New GPS navigation satellite heads into space this week
The Global Positioning System, its precision navigation and timing services made possible by the U.S. Air Force and provided free-of-charge to the planet's civilian population, is a marvel of the modern world, and the orbiting network will receive a fresh satellite Wednesday.
Atlas 5/GPS 2F-10 launch timeline
Follow the Atlas 5 rocket’s ascent into orbit from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 41 launch pad with the U.S. Air Force’s GPS 2F-10 navigation satellite.
VideoOTD…July 12 and STS-104
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Photos: GPS 2F-10 readied for launch
This collection of photographs shows the Air Force's Global Positioning System 2F-10 navigation satellite being encapsulated in the Atlas 5 nose cone and hoisted atop the rocket for launch July 15.
Air Force communications satellite joined to Delta 4 for July 22 launch
For the second time this week, United Launch Alliance has delivered an Air Force payload to one of its Cape Canaveral pads for liftoff in July.