The American Surveyor

Air Force Ready to Launch Final GPS IIF-Series Satellite

The U.S. Air Force and its mission partners are set to launch the 12th and final Boeing-built Global Positioning System GPS IIF satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle.

Liftoff is scheduled for Feb. 5 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The launch window opens at 8:38 a.m. EST (5:38 a.m. PST) and will remain open for 19 minutes. 

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