Delta II Lifts Air Force Satellites into Action

Photo by Carleton Bailie © The Boeing Company

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Jan. 29, 2003 — A Boeing Delta II rocket successfully deployed two satellites today for the U.S. Air Force.

GPS IIR-8, a satellite for the Air Force Global Positioning System, and XSS-10, a demonstration satellite for the Air Force Research Laboratory, were launched aboard a Delta II 7925-9.5 vehicle.

The rocket lifted off at 1:06 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The mission was completed in just over an hour.