Shelton: Air Force Not Close To Identifying Root Cause Of Flawed GPS IIF Launch

By Gabe Starosta / November 7, 2012 at 3:38 PM
An investigation into a problematic GPS satellite launch in October is far from complete, which may delay a number of planned launches, according to the head of Air Force Space Command. The Air Force and its industry launch provider, the United Launch Alliance or ULA, successfully launched the third Global Positioning System IIF satellite into orbit on Oct. 4, but the upper-stage engine on the Delta IV rocket booster used that day delivered less thrust than it should have, according...

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