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Delta II Roll Out

A Delta II rocket carrying GPS IIR-17(M) rolls out to the launch pad prior to its launch, Oct. 17. The satellite was successfully launched at 8:23 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
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GPS Satellite Launched

Lifting towards space aboard a Delta II rocket, the fourth modernized GPS IIR-17(M) satellite was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla, Oct. 17.The satellite will join the constellation of 30 operational satellites on-orbit providing global coverage and increased overall performance of the GPS services to users worldwide. (Photo Courtesy of United Launch Alliance - Carleton Bailie)
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WGS Launch

An Atlas V rocket carrying the first Wideband Global Satellite streaks into the Central Florida evening sky after liftoff from Space Launch Complex 41, Oct. 10. This first WGS satellite will provide more communications capability for the military than the entire Defense Satellite Communications System satellite constellation currently on orbit. (Photo by Chris Miller, Spaceflight Now.com)
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WGS Atlas V Rollout

The Atlas V rocket with the Wideband Global SATCOM satellite rolls out to Space Launch Complex-41 from its Vertical Integration Building at 10 a.m., Oct. 9. The Atlas V was rolled to the pad in preparation for the launch of WGS-1 set for Oct. 10 with at launch window of 8:22-9:33 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. (Photo by Karl Ronstrom, ULA)
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WGS Atlas V Rollout

The Atlas V rocket with the Wideband Global SATCOM satellite rolls out to Space Launch Complex-41 from its Vertical Integration Building at 10 a.m., Oct. 9. The Atlas V was rolled to the pad in preparation for the launch of WGS-1 set for Oct. 10 with at launch window of 8:22-9:33 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. (Photo by Karl Ronstrom, ULA)
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WGS Atlas V Rollout

The Atlas V rocket with the Wideband Global SATCOM satellite rolls out to Space Launch Complex-41 from its Vertical Integration Building at 10 a.m., Oct. 9. The Atlas V was rolled to the pad in preparation for the launch of WGS-1 set for Oct. 10 with at launch window of 8:22-9:33 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. (Photo by Pat Corkery, ULA)
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WGS

The U.S. Air Force’s first Wideband Global Satellite Communications (WGS) spacecraft was encapsulated Sept. 24 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. This encapsulation event is a significant milestone in Wideband's launch process as it marks completion of Air Force Satellite Control Network compatibility testing, propellant loading, and payload and bus functional testing. The spacecraft is now ready to make the journey to Space Launch Complex - 41 for mate with its Atlas V 421 launch vehicle. It is scheduled to be launched on Oct. 9 at 8:22 PM EDT.
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WGS

The U.S. Air Force’s first Wideband Global Satellite Communications (WGS) spacecraft was encapsulated Sept. 24 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. This encapsulation event is a significant milestone in Wideband's launch process as it marks completion of Air Force Satellite Control Network compatibility testing, propellant loading, and payload and bus functional testing. The spacecraft is now ready to make the journey to Space Launch Complex - 41 for mate with its Atlas V 421 launch vehicle. It is scheduled to be launched on Oct. 9 at 8:22 PM EDT.
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DMSP

The Air Force's Defense Meteorological Satellite Flight-18 similar to the spacecraft pictured here recently completed it's acoustics testing at the Lockheed Martin facility in Sunnyvale, Calif.
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AEHF

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company in Sunnyvale, Calif. mated the payload module on the propulsion core of the first Advanced EHF (AEHF) satellite. The vehicle-1 (SV-1) will continue mechanical integration activities for about two months. It will then proceed into Baseline Integrated System Test to characterize the performance of the overall satellite prior to subjecting the satellite to environmental testing. (Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin)
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NFIRE Launch 23 Apr

The Missile Defense Agency’s NFIRE satellite lifted off aboard an Air Force Minotaur 1 rocket April 24 from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on the east coast of Virginia. (Photo courtesy of NASA)
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