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A Boeing Delta 2 rocket in the 7925 vehicle configuration, will launch a NAVSTAR Global Positioning System Block 2R (GPS 2R-15 -M2) military navigation satellite from SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida between 1850-1903 GMT (2:50-3:03 p.m. EDT) on September 25th.
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2nd stage engines will restart in 30 minutes
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Spacecraft acquisition from Guam tracking station
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Confirmation of spacecraft separation
All systems nominal
Credit: Boeing
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TLE Data
Code:NAVSTAR 1 29486U 06042A 06268.82785306 .00006702 14895-6 10000-3 0 18 2 29486 039.9351 075.2660 6069479 015.6125 356.9194 04.03352380 03
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[url=http://www.afspc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123027888]Read more/url]The handover will occur after 1st SOPS Airmen and contractors have manoeuvred the GPS satellite into its permanent orbit -- a route that carries it around the Earth every 12 hours.
The Air Force Satellite Control Network, operated by 22nd SOPS here, also supported the Delta II launch through its tracking stations at Guam and Hawaii. Satellites typically lose telemetry contact with the ground during the turbulent launch process; the 22nd SOPS detachment at Guam Tracking Station received a signal from the booster approximately one hour after launch. The satellite then separated from the rocket and was acquired for the first time approximately 15 minutes later at Kaena Point Tracking Station, Hawaii.
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