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  • Air Force Launches Boeing-Built GPS IIF-11 Satellite Aboard ULA Rocket - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Launches Boeing-Built GPS IIF-11 Satellite Aboard ULA Rocket

    The latest Boeing-built Global Positioning System IIF satellite has launched over the weekend aboard United Launch Alliance‘s Atlas V rocket, the Space and Missile Systems Center reported Saturday. The report said this is the 11th GPS IIF satellite Boeing built for the U.S. Air Force in support of the existing constellation’s navigation, positioning and timing services. Col. […] More

  • USAF Launches 10th Boeing-Built GPS IIF Satellite Aboard ULA Rocket - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USAF Launches 10th Boeing-Built GPS IIF Satellite Aboard ULA Rocket

    The U.S. Air Force‘s latest Boeing-built Global Positioning System IIF satellite has completed its launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. The service said Wednesday the 10th GPS IIF satellite joins others in the Air Force Space Command-operated constellation that provides positioning and navigation services globally. “[This] is a testament to […] More

  • Dan Hart: Boeing Preps for Next GPS IIF Launch as 8th Satellite Joins Constellation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dan Hart: Boeing Preps for Next GPS IIF Launch as 8th Satellite Joins Constellation

    Boeing‘s GPS Space Vehicle-69 satellite has joined the 31-satellite GPS System IIF constellation after almost two months of on-orbit checkout and validation as part of the U.S. Air Force‘s network modernization efforts. The company said Thursday this is the eighth of 12 planned GPS IIF satellites and the fourth launched this year to support a growing number of users and […] More