[IGSMAIL-4956]: CGSIC: GPS Satellite Launched 23 June 2004

[Casswell, Rebecca]

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IGS Electronic Mail      24 Jun 09:03:08 PDT 2004      Message Number 4956
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Author: R. Casswell via R. Neilan

GPS IIR-12
GPS IIR-12 was launched from Cape Canaveral yesterday at 6:54 p.m. EDT.  The
launch was dedicated int the memory of the former President Ronald Reagan.
A banner on the side of hte rocket's umbilical tower said "Launch One For
'The Gipper' ".
GPS IIR-12 (SVN60, PRN23) will move into Plane F, slot 4 to replace SVN 32.
A Delta-V maneuver will be performed on 28 June to move SVN 32, allowing the
new satellite to fill the slot.
The satellite should be operational within a month.


Rebecca Casswell
Chief, GPS Branch
+1 703 313 5930


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