Tag: GPS
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Next GPS satellite lands in Florida for April launch
A container with the U.S. Space Force’s third GPS 3-series navigation satellite arrived at Space Coast Regional Airport Feb. 5 aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 cargo plane. Credit: U.S. Air Force photo / Lt. Col. Maggie Sullivan The U.S. Space Force’s third new-generation GPS 3-series navigation satellite has arrived in Florida for final processing…
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China nears global coverage with the latest launch of Beidou-3M satellites
With the launch Monday of a new pair of navigation satellites, China is one step nearer to achieving global coverage with its navigation satellite system. The launch of Beidou-3M19 (Beidou-52) and Beidou-3M20 (Beidou-53) took place at 07:22 UTC, lofted by the Long March-3BGZ/YZ-1 (Y67/Y15) from the LC3 Launch Complex at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center,…
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Chinese bolster navigation system with dual Beidou launch
Nearing the completion of the global coverage of its navigation satellite system, China launched a new pair of navigation satellites on Saturday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province. The launch of Beidou-3M21 (Beidou-50) and Beidou-3M22 (Beidou-51) took place from the LC3 Launch Complex using a Long March-3BGZ/YZ-1 – Chang Zheng-3BGZ/YZ-1 – launch vehicle.…
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Photos: ULA’s Delta 4-Medium flies for the last time
The last flight of United Launch Alliance’s Delta 4-Medium rocket lifted off Aug. 22 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, riding more than 1.2 million pounds of thrust from a hydrogen-fueled main engine and two strap-on solid rocket motors. The Delta 4 rocket climbed away from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 37 launch pad at…
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ULA’s last Delta 4-Medium rocket set for launch Thursday
A United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Medium rocket, fitted with two solid rocket boosters, stands ready for launch Thursday at Cape Canaveral’s Complex 37 launch pad. Credit: United Launch Alliance United Launch Alliance is set to retire part of its rocket family Thursday with the final flight of the Delta 4 rocket’s “single stick” configuration, a…
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Live coverage: Delta 4 rocket lifts off with GPS satellite
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket with the U.S. Air Force’s GPS 3 SV02 navigation satellite. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. ULA’s live video coverage of the Delta 4 launch will begin Aug. 22 at 8:40 a.m. EDT (1240 GMT). We will have…
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Photos: Final “single stick” Delta 4 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral
The last Delta 4-Medium rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Thursday with a GPS navigation satellite for the U.S. Air Force. The 207-foot-tall (63-meter) rocket launched from pad 37 at 9:06 a.m. EDT (1306 GMT), powered by a hydrogen-fueled RS-68A main engine and two strap-on solid rocket boosters producing more than 1.2 million pounds of…
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Delta 4 rocket’s launch timeline with GPS 3 SV02
A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket will deliver the U.S. Air Force’s second GPS 3-series navigation satellite into an elliptical transfer orbit nearly two hours after liftoff from Cape Canaveral. Liftoff is scheduled during a launch window opening at 9:00:30 a.m. EDT (1300:30 GMT) Thursday. The window extends to 9:27 a.m. EDT (1327 GMT).…
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Five more Delta 4-Heavy flights in ULA backlog after final “single stick” launch
A Delta 4 rocket took off from Cape Canaveral at 9:06 a.m. EDT (1306 GMT) Thursday with a GPS navigation satellite. Credit: United Launch Alliance The last Delta 4 launcher to fly in a single-core configuration rumbled into space Thursday morning from Cape Canaveral with a GPS navigation satellite, leaving United Launch Alliance with five…
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ULA’s second launch of the month scheduled for Thursday
The payload fairing for this week’s Delta 4 launch is stacked on top of the launch vehicle on pad 37B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Credit: United Launch Alliance Weather forecasters expect a 70 percent chance of favorable conditions at Cape Canaveral for liftoff of a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket Thursday…