Tag: GPS Satellites
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SpaceX halts launch of $500 million GPS satellite
Elon Musk’s SpaceX halted Tuesday’s launch of a long-delayed navigation satellite for the U.S. military, postponing for at least a day the space transportation company’s first designated national security mission for the United States. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket was due to take off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral shortly after 9:30 a.m. local time (1730 GMT)…
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After months of delays, US set to launch new generation of GPS satellites
The US Air Force is set to launch the first of a new generation of GPS satellites, designed to be more accurate, secure and versatile, after months of delays. The satellite is scheduled to lift off Tuesday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It is the first of 32 planned GPS…