Launch of new GPS satellite delayed by 1 day

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Launch of new GPS satellite delayed by 1 day

By John Reed - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday May 19, 2010 15:11:25 EDT

The Air Force has delayed the launch of the latest Global Positioning System satellite by one day due to faulty launch tower equipment.

While prepping the Delta IV rocket that will carry the GPS IIF-01 satellite aloft, “mission managers determined a piece of ground support equipment used to control one of the swing arms on the [launch] tower was not operating correctly and needed replacing,” according to an announcement released Wednesday by Air Force Space Command.

Service officials say it should only take one day to replace the part, leaving the rocket safe to launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla., between 11:25 and 11:43 a.m. Friday.

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