The 45th Space Wing supported the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch of the SES-9 communications satellite March 4 from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. SES-9 was built by Boeing Satellite Systems and is designed to operate for 15 years in geosynchronous orbit. The satellite increases SES’s global video capabilities in Asia, Indonesia…
45th Space Wing Supports GPS Satellite Launch Aboard Atlas V
The 45th Space Wing supported the Air Force’s 11th launch of a Boeing-built Global Positioning System IIF satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V from Space Launch Complex 41 on Oct. 31. “As the nation’s premier gateway to space, we are proud to be part of the team providing GPS and its capabilities to…
Air Force’s 9th-Gen GPS Satellite Blasts Off
The 45th Space Wing supported the successful launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket carrying the Air Force‘s ninth Block IIF-9 navigation satellite for the GPS March 25, 2015, from Launch Complex 37 here. This launch marks the 29th Delta IV launch and the 57th operational GPS satellite to launch on a…