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Photos: More shots of Delta 4 liftoff
The United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket roars off the pad with the Global Positioning System 2F-9 satellite. Photos by ULA.
Recap story: New bird flies for GPS navigation network
Climbing away from Earth on the power of its liquid hydrogen-fueled main engine and twin solid rockets, a Delta 4 booster successfully launched a new Global Positioning System satellite Wednesday to benefit U.S. military operations and civilian society as a whole.
Photos: Delta 4’s foggy launch
The 721,000-pound United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket launches on-time at 2:36 p.m. EDT Wednesday into a deck of low-hanging clouds over Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying the GPS 2F-9 navigation satellite.
VideoVideo: Delta 4 lifts off
A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket was launched on-time today at 2:36 p.m. EDT carrying a new Global Positioning System spacecraft to advance the navigation network with every launch.
Live coverage: Delta 4 rocket launches with GPS satellite
A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket lifted off Wednesday at 2:36 p.m. EDT (1836 GMT) from Cape Canaveral on a mission to place into orbit a fresh satellite for the Global Positioning System.
Photos: Delta 4 awaits blastoff
The United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket sits peacefully inside its mobile service gantry on Tuesday afternoon, one day before its scheduled launch of the GPS 2F-9 navigation satellite.
VideoOTD…March 24 and STS-45
Studying the atmosphere as part of NASA's Mission to Planet Earth was the objective of shuttle Atlantis' STS-45 mission in March 1992.
Live coverage: Delta 4 rocket poised for launch Wednesday
A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket is scheduled for liftoff Wednesday at 2:36 p.m. EDT (1836 GMT) from Cape Canaveral to place into orbit a fresh satellite for the Global Positioning System.
Preview: 10 months, 4 launches to finish GPS Block 2F deployment
The final year of launches in the current breed of Global Positioning System navigation satellites kicks off Wednesday afternoon aboard a Delta 4 rocket from Cape Canaveral.
VideoOTD…March 22 and STS-3 and STS-76
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