Defense Support Program satellite launched; Genesis set for Aug. 8

The Air Force launched a Titan IVB rocket carrying a Defense Support Program satellite on Aug. 6. The launch, from Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla., took place on time at 3:28 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, and the satellite reached geosynchronous orbit about seven hours later. A faulty guidance control unit...

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