Atlas V 401 | GPS IIF-4 (USA-242)
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
May 15, 2013, 9:38 p.m. - May 15, 2013, 9:38 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
May 15, 2013, 9:38 p.m. - May 15, 2013, 9:38 p.m.
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.
An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.
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