Final USAF Delta II Orbits GPS Spacecraft

The final Delta II launch for the U.S. Air Force sent a Global Positioning System spacecraft toward its operational orbit Aug. 17, capping a 48-mission series of flights with the Boeing-developed rocket. Liftoff with GPS IIR-21(M) came at 6:35 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral AFS...

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