Officials from Air Force Space Command’s Space and Missile Systems Center announced the delivery of the second in the series of twelve GPS IIF space vehicles to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., April 20. GPS IIF SV-2 is expected to be launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket later this summer.
Built by Boeing, the first GPS IIF was set healthy to navigation and timing users worldwide, Aug.26, 2010. To-date, the satellite is performing its navigation mission well and its atomic clock’s performance is the best seen on-orbit. The GPS IIF satellites provide enhanced military signals that are more resistant to jamming, greater accuracy through advanced atomic clock technology, a new third civil signal for safety-of-life applications and a longer design life of 12 years.
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