USAF launches fifth GPS IIR-M spacecraft Dec. 20

GPS LAUNCH: The U.S. Air Force launched its fifth Global Positioning System (GPS) IIR-M satellite at 3:04 p.m. EST Dec. 20 from Cape Canaveral, Fla., aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket. The Lockheed Martin-built spacecraft separated from the third stage of the rocket 68 minutes after...

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