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ULA Atlas GPS IIF-12 Launch Set for February 5

By SpaceRef Editor
February 1, 2016
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Everything is progressing towards the GPS IIF-12 launch for the United States Air Force. The mission is set to lift off on a ULA Atlas V rocket on Friday, Feb. 5 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The 19 minute launch window opens at 8:38 a.m. EST. Today’s L-4 forecast shows a 40 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch.

Photos of the Air Force’s twelfth Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite being encapsulated inside an Atlas V 4-meter payload fairing located here: http://www.ulalaunch.com/file-library.aspx

Weather Forecast
Overall probability of violating weather constraints: 60%
Primary concerns: Ground Winds, Cumulus Clouds, Disturbed Weather

Overall probability of violating weather constraints for 24 hour delay: 20%
Primary concerns: Cumulus Clouds

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