Boeing launches new GPS satellite
Reuters, 12.21.03, 4:04 AM ET


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force launched a new
Global Positioning Satellite into orbit Sunday aboard a Boeing Co Delta
2 rocket.

Lift off came at 3:05 a.m. EST from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in
Florida. A delay caused by a faulty fuel sensor nearly pushed the
countdown beyond the close of its 15-minute launch window.

The $45 million Global Positioning System 2R satellite built by Lockheed
Martin will join a constellation of 28 GPS satellites operated by the
Air Force. It will replace one of the original GPS satellites launched
in 1990, the Air Force said.

The weather was cold for Florida, with temperatures nearing the freezing
point, but the Air Force said the cold had no effect on either the
rocket or satellite.

The GPS network is used by the military for everything from ground troop
movements to missile guidance, but has also found broad consumer appeal.
Amateur astronomers use the system to operate computer guided telescopes
and lost motorists use it to find the right highway. For sailors, GPS
markers have become the primary tool for navigation.

Sunday's launch was the tenth of 21 Lockheed Martin-built GPS 2R series
satellites destined for low-Earth orbit. Four more are scheduled to
launch in 2004 as the Air Force continues to replace aging satellites.

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Boeing launches new GPS satellite
Reuters, 12.21.03, 4:04 AM ET


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force launched a new
Global Positioning Satellite into orbit Sunday aboard a Boeing Co Delta
2 rocket.

Lift off came at 3:05 a.m. EST from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in
Florida. A delay caused by a faulty fuel sensor nearly pushed the
countdown beyond the close of its 15-minute launch window.

The $45 million Global Positioning System 2R satellite built by Lockheed
Martin will join a constellation of 28 GPS satellites operated by the
Air Force. It will replace one of the original GPS satellites launched
in 1990, the Air Force said.

The weather was cold for Florida, with temperatures nearing the freezing
point, but the Air Force said the cold had no effect on either the
rocket or satellite.

The GPS network is used by the military for everything from ground troop
movements to missile guidance, but has also found broad consumer appeal.
Amateur astronomers use the system to operate computer guided telescopes
and lost motorists use it to find the right highway. For sailors, GPS
markers have become the primary tool for navigation.

Sunday's launch was the tenth of 21 Lockheed Martin-built GPS 2R series
satellites destined for low-Earth orbit. Four more are scheduled to
launch in 2004 as the Air Force continues to replace aging satellites.

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Boeing launches new GPS satellite
Reuters, 12.21.03, 4:04 AM ET


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force launched a new
Global Positioning Satellite into orbit Sunday aboard a Boeing Co Delta
2 rocket.

Lift off came at 3:05 a.m. EST from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in
Florida. A delay caused by a faulty fuel sensor nearly pushed the
countdown beyond the close of its 15-minute launch window.

The $45 million Global Positioning System 2R satellite built by Lockheed
Martin will join a constellation of 28 GPS satellites operated by the
Air Force. It will replace one of the original GPS satellites launched
in 1990, the Air Force said.

The weather was cold for Florida, with temperatures nearing the freezing
point, but the Air Force said the cold had no effect on either the
rocket or satellite.

The GPS network is used by the military for everything from ground troop
movements to missile guidance, but has also found broad consumer appeal.
Amateur astronomers use the system to operate computer guided telescopes
and lost motorists use it to find the right highway. For sailors, GPS
markers have become the primary tool for navigation.

Sunday's launch was the tenth of 21 Lockheed Martin-built GPS 2R series
satellites destined for low-Earth orbit. Four more are scheduled to
launch in 2004 as the Air Force continues to replace aging satellites.

Copyright 2003, Reuters News Service
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Email sent to is never read.

Can not be true. The Air Force was involved and supplied the info to
Reuters.