Boeing Delta II Rocket Poised to Place U.S. Air Force Satellite into Orbit.Business Editors HUNTINGTON BEACH Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2000 A Boeing (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : BA) Delta II This article is about the rocket. For the submarine see Delta class submarine. Delta II is a space launch system originally designed and built by McDonnell Douglas, then later built by Integrated Defense Systems division of Boeing. rocket is poised at Cape Canaveral Air Force Base, Fla. to place a Global Positioning System Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. satellite into orbit. On Thursday, Nov. 9, a 26-minute-long launch window opens at 12:18 p.m. EST. Twenty-five minutes after liftoff, the Delta II will insert the 33rd GPS satellite into a transfer orbit above the earth. "Delta II launch vehicles placed the original 24 operational satellites and all replacements for the GPS constellation into orbit for the U.S. Air Force," said Will Hampton, director, Air Force Delta programs. "This will be the 33rd GPS satellite to be placed into orbit by a Delta II," he noted. "We remain committed to mission success through the use of proven manufacturing and launch operations processes." Boeing has been involved in the Air Force's GPS program since 1974, when the company won contracts to build developmental satellites and receiver sets. A contract in 1987 with the Air Force to launch GPS satellites reactivated the Delta manufacturing line and resulted in the introduction of the Delta II rocket. Boeing is currently working on design, development and production of the third generation of GPS satellites. The company currently has an additional 15 launches manifested for the satellite navigational system. The GPS satellite navigational system operates via a constellation of 28 operational satellites, a ground control system and thousands of terminals to help locate and guide military and civilian users in the air, at sea, on the ground and in space. Attention Assignment Editors Representatives of news-gathering organizations interested in viewing the launch should fax requests for accreditation on company letterhead to the 45th Space Wing Public Affairs Office, fax: 321/494-7302. Include full name, Social Security or passport number, citizenship and birthplace. Accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. news representatives should assemble by 10:45 a.m. EST EST electroshock therapy. EST abbr. electroshock therapy on launch day, in the parking lot of the Badge and Identification Building of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station The Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) is the East Coast space launch facility of the United States Department of Defense. Located on Cape Canaveral in the State of Florida, it depends on Patrick Air Force Base, home of the 45th Space Wing. CCAFS is adjacent to the John F. to caravan to Viewing Site 1. Boeing will provide live television coverage. The broadcast will be in C-band to the continental United States United States territory, including the adjacent territorial waters, located within North America between Canada and Mexico. Also called CONUS. . Bars and tone will begin at noon with the broadcast ending at 1:15 p.m. EST. Satellite coordinates are Galaxy 4R, Transponder 12C at 99 degrees West, uplink frequency 6165 Mhz horizontal and downlink frequency 3940 Mhz vertical. |
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