Delta 2 launching GPS satellite - this afternoon!
GPS NAVIGATION SATELLITE SET FOR LAUNCH THIS AFTERNOON
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Boeing's workhorse Delta 2 rocket is scheduled for launch at 2:50 p.m. EDT
(1850 GMT) this afternoon from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The booster will
loft a fresh satellite for the Global Positioning System. Follow the
countdown in our live Mission Status Center:
http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d318/status.html
QUICK-LOOK FACTS:
http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d318/cuecard.html
Delta 2 Rocket to Launch GPS Satellite Today
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/delta2_gps2r15.html
Clocks have entered the final five hours in the countdown to today's liftoff of
the Boeing Delta 2 rocket and the GPS 2R-15 spacecraft.