{"id":15969,"date":"2015-10-29T19:15:33","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T11:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-gps-2f-11-readied-for-launch\/"},"modified":"2015-10-29T19:15:33","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T11:15:33","slug":"photos-gps-2f-11-readied-for-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-gps-2f-11-readied-for-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: GPS 2F-11 readied for launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This collection of photographs shows the Air Force\u2019s Global Positioning System 2F-11 navigation satellite being encapsulated in the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 nose cone and hoisted atop the rocket for flight on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Encapsulation occurred at Cape Canaveral\u2019s Area 59 processing facility for the GPS satellites on Oct. 16. Stacking atop the Atlas occurred Oct. 21 at the Vertical Integration Facility located at Complex 41.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photos by United Launch Alliance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/13-824x1024.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"620\" height=\"770\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/13-824x1024.jpg 824w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/13-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/13-768x954.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/13.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/23-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/23-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/23-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/23-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/33-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"3\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/33-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/33-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/33-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/33.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/43-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"4\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/43-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/43-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/43-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/43.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/53-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"5\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/53-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/53-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/53-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/62-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"6\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/62-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/62-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/62-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/62.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/72-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"7\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/72-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/72-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/72-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/82-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"8\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/82-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/82-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/82-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/82.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/9-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"9\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/9-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/9-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/9-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/9.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p>See earlier GPS 2F-11 coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Our Atlas archive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This collection of photographs shows the Air Force\u2019s Global Positioning System 2F-11 navigation satellite being encapsulated in the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 nose cone and hoisted atop the rocket for flight on Friday. Encapsulation occurred at Cape Canaveral\u2019s Area 59 processing facility for the GPS satellites on Oct. 16. Stacking atop the Atlas occurred [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[437,724,3866,670,2858,1808,3867,3169],"class_list":["post-15969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-air-force","tag-atlas-5","tag-av-060","tag-boeing","tag-encapsulation","tag-global-positioning-system","tag-gps-2f-11","tag-lift-and-mate"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15969"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15969\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}