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Period:          728.82 minutes
Inclination:    54.98°
Apogee:        20461 km
Perigee:        20438 km


-- Edited by Blobrana on Sunday 30th of May 2010 03:05:22 PM

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Boeing GPS IIF-1 Satellite Sends 1st Signals from Space

Boeing has acquired the first on-orbit signals from the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-1 satellite, the inaugural spacecraft in a 12-satellite constellation that the company is building for the U.S. Air Force. The signals indicate that the spacecraft bus is functioning normally and ready to begin orbital manoeuvres and operational testing.
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TLE Data
NAVSTAR 65 (USA 213)
1 36585U 10022A 10148.21952348 .00001599 00000-0 22054-3 0 25
2 36585 043.2624 077.6430 6038507 202.3524 112.9757 04.00960348 00


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The GPS 2F-1 satellite has been deployed in orbit.

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After several day's delay due to technical issues, a Delta 4 rocket has rumbled into the sky from the Kennedy Space Centre at Cape Canaveral carrying a GPS satellite.
Officials said the military craft that blasted off Thursday night would be used for national security and navigation.

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The Delta 4 rocket with the GPS 2F-1 satellite was successfully launched at 03:00 GMT.

-- Edited by Blobrana on Friday 28th of May 2010 06:01:25 AM

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Countdown underway

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The launch has been rescheduled for the 28th May, 2010, with a launch window between 03:00 to 03:19 GMT.

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