[IGSMAIL-4329]: GPS IIR-9 Off The Pad!

[Casswell, Rebecca]

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IGS Electronic Mail      31 Mar 15:48:04 PST 2003      Message Number 4329
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Author: Rebecca Casswell ( via Ruth Neilan)


Hello-

GPS Satellite Launched Today
The Delta 2 booster carrying GPS IIR-9 lifted off from Cape Canaeral on 31
March at 5:09 p.m. EST, after a brief delay.  This is the second launch in
2003.  This latest addition to the constellation is SVN 45 and will go into
the D Plane, Slot 3, where it will share the slot with SVN 17.
More details will follow.

Rebecca Casswell
Chief, GPS Branch
+1 703 313 5930