USAF/Lockheed Martin GPS navigation spacecraft

Credit: BOEING
A new USAF/Lockheed Martin GPS navigation spacecraft that was launched from Cape Canaveral Mar. 31 will undergo an accelerated orbital checkout so it can enter service within a month to support military operations in Iraq. The 50th Space Wing at Schriever AFB, Colo., is controlling the GPS IIR9...

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