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#120
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Steven Pietrobon
on 02 Aug, 2014 03:41
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#121
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Chris Bergin
on 02 Aug, 2014 03:41
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Into the coast for three hours. I'm off back to bed!
Thanks again to Steven for the main coverage!
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#122
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PahTo
on 02 Aug, 2014 03:42
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Lemme' guess--there'll be more than a few to cover SECO...
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#123
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 02 Aug, 2014 03:42
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#124
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 02 Aug, 2014 03:45
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End of transmission.
Congratulations to ULA, Boeing and USAF for the successful launch!
Thanks Chris. Enjoy your sleep!
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#125
by
Mapperuo
on 02 Aug, 2014 03:46
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#126
by
Artyom.
on 02 Aug, 2014 07:16
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#127
by
Artyom.
on 02 Aug, 2014 07:55
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#128
by
Lewis007
on 02 Aug, 2014 07:55
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ULA launch highlights video
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#129
by
Chris Bergin
on 02 Aug, 2014 08:41
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#130
by
jacqmans
on 02 Aug, 2014 09:01
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7th Boeing GPS IIF Delivered to Orbit and Operational
Third launch this year in Boeing-Air Force GPS modernization effort
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., Aug. 2, 2014 – A Boeing [NYSE: BA] Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite, launched late yesterday, has sent the signals to controllers that confirm it is currently operating properly within the constellation that millions of people rely on for timing and navigation information.
GPS IIF-7 was launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas-5 rocket from Cape Canaveral. It is the seventh of 12 such satellites Boeing has built for the U.S. Air Force, and the third on-orbit delivery this year.
“We are providing our Air Force partner and GPS users with a steady supply of advanced GPS IIFs,” said Craig Cooning, president of Boeing Network & Space Systems. “Our robust launch tempo requires vigilance and attention to detail, and mission success is our top priority. We continue to partner with the Air Force and ULA to effectively execute the launch schedule.”
Boeing and the Air Force will complete the full on-orbit checkout of the satellite next month. The GPS IIFs offer improved signal accuracy, better anti-jamming capability, longer design life and the new civilian L5 signal.
GPS IIF-8, slated for launch during the fourth quarter, arrived at Cape Canaveral on July 16 to undergo final launch preparations.
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#131
by
Rocket Science
on 02 Aug, 2014 12:48
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Congrats ULA!
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#132
by
baldusi
on 02 Aug, 2014 15:02
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Congratulation to ULA, the range and the Boeing team!
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#133
by
robertross
on 02 Aug, 2014 16:20
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Congrats to ULA and the teams!
And thanks for the excellent coverage.
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#134
by
PahTo
on 02 Aug, 2014 16:31
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Another successful launch--on time and on target.
Congrats to all teams.
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#135
by
Star One
on 11 Aug, 2014 14:15
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Apt that the launch marking this change should be a GPS one.
WASHINGTON — The successful launch Aug. 1 of the U.S. Air Force’s seventh GPS 2F navigation satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, marked the final time the service is expected to rely on C-band radars to track rockets immediately following liftoff.
Future Air Force launches, both from the Cape and from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, will rely on GPS signals for post-liftoff tracking, service officials said. The Air Force and its primary launch services provider, United Launch Alliance of Denver, have been working for years on the capability, which features rocket-mounted GPS receivers that transmit position-location data to controllers on the ground.
http://www.spacenews.com/article/military-space/41531gps-2f-7-launch-caps-air-force-use-of-c-band-tracking-radar
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#136
by
Kim Keller
on 11 Aug, 2014 16:22
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Apt that the launch marking this change should be a GPS one.
WASHINGTON — The successful launch Aug. 1 of the U.S. Air Force’s seventh GPS 2F navigation satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, marked the final time the service is expected to rely on C-band radars to track rockets immediately following liftoff.
Future Air Force launches, both from the Cape and from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, will rely on GPS signals for post-liftoff tracking, service officials said. The Air Force and its primary launch services provider, United Launch Alliance of Denver, have been working for years on the capability, which features rocket-mounted GPS receivers that transmit position-location data to controllers on the ground.
http://www.spacenews.com/article/military-space/41531gps-2f-7-launch-caps-air-force-use-of-c-band-tracking-radar
The article is in error - AV-047/Worldview 3 will fly a transponder, not GPS-MTS.
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#137
by
Star One
on 11 Aug, 2014 16:24
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Apt that the launch marking this change should be a GPS one.
WASHINGTON — The successful launch Aug. 1 of the U.S. Air Force’s seventh GPS 2F navigation satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, marked the final time the service is expected to rely on C-band radars to track rockets immediately following liftoff.
Future Air Force launches, both from the Cape and from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, will rely on GPS signals for post-liftoff tracking, service officials said. The Air Force and its primary launch services provider, United Launch Alliance of Denver, have been working for years on the capability, which features rocket-mounted GPS receivers that transmit position-location data to controllers on the ground.
http://www.spacenews.com/article/military-space/41531gps-2f-7-launch-caps-air-force-use-of-c-band-tracking-radar
The article is in error - AV-047/Worldview 3 will fly a transponder, not GPS-MTS.
Is that actually the last flight to do this?
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#138
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 11 Aug, 2014 16:30
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Apt that the launch marking this change should be a GPS one.
WASHINGTON — The successful launch Aug. 1 of the U.S. Air Force’s seventh GPS 2F navigation satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, marked the final time the service is expected to rely on C-band radars to track rockets immediately following liftoff.
Future Air Force launches, both from the Cape and from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, will rely on GPS signals for post-liftoff tracking, service officials said. The Air Force and its primary launch services provider, United Launch Alliance of Denver, have been working for years on the capability, which features rocket-mounted GPS receivers that transmit position-location data to controllers on the ground.
http://www.spacenews.com/article/military-space/41531gps-2f-7-launch-caps-air-force-use-of-c-band-tracking-radar
The article is in error - AV-047/Worldview 3 will fly a transponder, not GPS-MTS.
But was AV-048 the last one to do so from the Cape?
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#139
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Kim Keller
on 11 Aug, 2014 16:37
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But was AV-048 the last one to do so from the Cape?
I think so, but I haven't yet seen the installation data for AV-049/CLIO. IIRC, there are two transponders in ULA inventory, one of those assigned to AV-047, of course.
