ULA @ulalaunch The AtlasV with GPSIIF10 rolling to the launch pad at SLC-41.
It looks like this bird is going into Plane C - does anyone know which Slot it is going to, or which satellite this is supposed to replace?
According to SFN:GPS 2F-10 will take Plane C, Slot 3 of the network in a shuffling plan that ultimately enhances the network. It should be checked out and operational in a month.The satellite currently in that spot — GPS 2R-11, launched aboard Delta 303 in March 2004 — will be moved into a backup role, having outlived its 7.5-year design life. It was the 50th GPS satellite.“(GPS 2R-11) will then be repositioned within the C-plane to maximize coverage and resiliency. (Plane-Slot) C-3 was chosen for 2F-10 to expand the coverage area of the new modernized signals (L2C and L5) that the GPS 2F fleet can provide,” the Air Force says.To make numerical room for the new addition to the constellation, the GPS 2A-26 launched aboard Delta 237 in July 1996 will be decommissioned following the GPS 2F-10 launch.http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/07/12/preview-new-gps-satellite-heads-into-space-this-week/
Quote from: vapour_nudge on 07/14/2015 04:03 pmAccording to SFN:GPS 2F-10 will take Plane C, Slot 3 of the network in a shuffling plan that ultimately enhances the network. It should be checked out and operational in a month.The satellite currently in that spot — GPS 2R-11, launched aboard Delta 303 in March 2004 — will be moved into a backup role, having outlived its 7.5-year design life. It was the 50th GPS satellite.“(GPS 2R-11) will then be repositioned within the C-plane to maximize coverage and resiliency. (Plane-Slot) C-3 was chosen for 2F-10 to expand the coverage area of the new modernized signals (L2C and L5) that the GPS 2F fleet can provide,” the Air Force says.To make numerical room for the new addition to the constellation, the GPS 2A-26 launched aboard Delta 237 in July 1996 will be decommissioned following the GPS 2F-10 launch.http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/07/12/preview-new-gps-satellite-heads-into-space-this-week/Got it. PRN20/SVN51 is west of PRN5. I *think* its moving eastward and will eventually replace PRN10 current station.