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Ten years ago: first GPS IIR satellite launched

Submit on Tuesday, July 24th, 2007 04:53

The first U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR) satellite, built by a team led by Lockheed Martin, has surpassed its 10-year design life of on-orbit service.
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