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Delta II Launch



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Launch of the GPS IIR-18 Satellite Dec 21, 2007
 


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Air Force space technicians successfully launched a United Launch Alliance Delta II booster Dec. 21 carrying the fifth modernised NAVSTAR Global Positioning System satellite into space. The NAVSTAR GPS was launched at 3:04 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 17A here.

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Rocket maker United Launch Alliance fired an U.S. Air Force global positioning system satellite into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Fla. on Thursday, completing the launch monopoly's first year with its 13th successful flight.
A Delta II rocket carried the GPS IIR-1B (M) military navigation satellite aloft Thursday afternoon. The mission was more than two years in the making, dating back to when Boeing Co. made the Delta launch vehicles.

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After a five-minute delay to avoid the International Space Station, a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket carrying the fifth modernized Global Positioning System satellite launched successfully at 3:04 p.m. Thursday.
Spacecraft separation occurred 68 minutes after liftoff. Ground stations picked up signals from the satellite on schedule.
The satellite is expected to begin working during the first week of January.

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Delta 2 Rocket Launches Successfully



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The rocket has achieved  parking orbit

Apogee: 109.88 miles
Perigee of 93.97 miles
Inclination: 37.5 degrees

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Second stage engine cutoff (SECO1)

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MECO and fairing jettison

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