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Delta IV M+(4,2) | GPS IIF-5 (USA-248)

February 21, 2014 at 1:59 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Delta IV M+(4,2) | GPS IIF-5 (USA-248) launch image
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February 21, 2014 at 1:59 AM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 37B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.5317, -80.5649

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Delta IV M+(4,2)
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Space Launch Complex 37B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Mission description

GPS Block IIF, or GPS IIF is an interim class of GPS satellite, which will be used to keep the Navstar Global Positioning System operational until the GPS Block IIIA satellites become operational. They are being built by Boeing, and will be operated by the United States Air Force following their launch by United Launch Alliance, using Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles.

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ULA Launch Highlights for GPS IIF-5 on Delta IV Medium + 4.2
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Delta IV M+(4,2)

Delta · M+(4,2)

Height

66.2 m

Diameter

5 m

LEO capacity

11,920 kg

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15

Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 37B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

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Delta IV M+(4,2) | AFSPC-6

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Delta IV M+(4,2) | GPS IIF-9 (USA-260)

March 25, 2015 at 6:36 PM UTC

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Delta IV M+(4,2) | AFSPC-4

July 28, 2014 at 11:28 PM UTC

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Delta IV M+(4,2) | GPS IIF-6 (USA-251)

May 17, 2014 at 12:03 AM UTC

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