Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:23:26 -0500 From: "Jim.Ray" Subject: [IGSMAIL-5676]: Fwd: CGSIC: GPS Satellite IIR-18(M) launch successful To: igsmail@igscb.jpl.nasa.gov Message-id: <476BDA6E.3040903@noaa.gov> Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (Windows/20071031) Sender: owner-igsmail Precedence: bulk ****************************************************************************** IGS Electronic Mail 21 Dec 07:23:28 PST 2007 Message Number 5676 ****************************************************************************** Author: Jim Ray (forward from CANSPACE) This information is courtesy of Richard Langley's CANSPACE forum: -------- Original Message -------- Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:37:13 -0500 From: "Schlechte, Gene" At 2004 GMT today the Delta II rocket holding the newest GPS satellite, IIR-18(M) was launched successfully from Cape Canaveral, FL. IIR-18(M) is planned to be stationed in GPS orbital slot C1. IIR-18(M) is PRN 29 and SVN 57. This new GPS satellite is expected to be set healthy for use in early January 2008. Best Regards, CGSIC Executive Secretariat (acting) Gene Schlechte, Systems Management Division, USCG Navigation Center