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A Boeing Delta 2 7925-9.5 rocket
successfully launched NAVSTAR GPS 2R-9 from Cape Canaveral Air
Station, pad 17A, at 22:09 UTC March 31.
The spacecraft was initially launched into a transfer orbit of 187
km (101 nmi) by 20368 km (10,998 nmi). The satellite then fires its
onboard kick motor to circular the orbit. This Delta launch cost US$50 million.
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LAUNCH
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| Int'l Designation |
2003 010
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Launched
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| Launch Vehicle
Model |
Delta
II 7925-9.5
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D295
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| Date / Time (UTC) |
31
March 2003
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22:09
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| Spaceport / Pad |
Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station
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LC 17A
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SPACECRAFT
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| Name(s) |
NAVSTAR
GPS 2R-9 (45)
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FINANCIAL
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| Launch cost |
US$50 million
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