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T-minus 4 minutes and holding

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Weather conditions are green for launch

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New launch time, due to a Collision Avoidance (COLA), set to 20:04 UT.

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GPS IIR-18M will be the fifth modernised NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS) Block II R-M military navigation satellite to launch.
GPS is a space-based radio-positioning system consisting of a minimum of 24-satellite constellation that provides navigation and timing information to military and civilian users worldwide.

A  live webcast  will start at 19:40 GMT (14:40  EST)  100k, 300k

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