Tag: LC-41
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50th Atlas 5 rocket puts up new GPS satellite
Image: United Launch Alliance. CAPE CANAVERAL — Launching for the 50th time, an Atlas 5 rocket flew a milestone mission Wednesday in deploying a Global Positioning System satellite for the worldwide utility. Blasting off exactly on-time at 1:21 p.m. EDT, it marked the 17th consecutive Atlas to have been fueled and launched on a single…
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Atlas 5 rocket rolled to Cape Canaveral launch pad
The 50th Atlas 5 rocket arrives at the launch pad. Photo: United Launch Alliance. An Atlas 5 rocket has been rolled out to its launch pad at Cape Canaveral for blastoff Wednesday to deploy a replacement satellite to strengthen the Global Positioning System for U.S. military forces and the worldwide economy. The United Launch Alliance…
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Atlas 5 to fly Wednesday, continuing rapid deployment of GPS satellites
File photo of Atlas 5 in the 401 configuration. Image: ULA. Launching new Global Positioning System navigation satellites at a rate not seen in 21 years, this year’s fourth such deployment is coming up at midday Wednesday by an Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral. The United Launch Alliance booster is scheduled for liftoff at…