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Air Force Launches GPS IIF-10 Satellite

Pat Host

Wednesday, July 15th, 2015

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Air Force Launches GPS IIF-10 Satellite

The Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) deliver GPS IIF-10 on July 15. Photo: Air Force.

The Air Force on Wednesday launched its 10th satellite in the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF series.Launch took place at 11:36 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on an Atlas V developed by United Launch Alliance (ULA).according to a service statement. The rocket flew in the 401 vehicle configuration with a four-meter fairing, no solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage.GPS IIF-10 is a next-generation position, navigation and timing (PNT) satellite, incorporating various improvements to…

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