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USA-248 was launched at 01:59 UTC on 21 February 2014, atop a Delta IV carrier rocket
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[Delta IV] Launch of GPS IIF-5 Satellite on Delta IV Medium Rocket

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Launch of a ULA Delta 4 rocket with the the GPS 2F-5 satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is scheduled for between 01:40-01:59 UT, 21st February 2014.



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Weather looks promising for Thursday night Delta IV rocket launch

Launch teams today will determine if a Delta IV rocket and Global Positioning System satellite are ready to begin counting down to an 8:40 p.m. Thursday lift off from Cape Canaveral.
The Air Force is attempting to launch the fifth in a new generation of Boeing-built GPS satellites used by both the military and civilians for precise position, navigation and timing information.
The new satellite, called GPS IIF-5, will replace an aging member of a constellation that has 31 operational spacecraft orbiting more than 11,000 miles above the Earth.

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