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ADVISORY TO NEWS AND ASSIGNMENT EDITORS

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DELTA II ROCKET TO LAUNCH

U.S. AIR FORCE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM SATELLITE

A McDonnell Douglas-built Delta II rocket is scheduled to launch the first of a new generation of satellites for the U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System on Thursday, Jan. 16 from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla. The launch window opens at 11:32 a.m. and closes at 12:02 p.m. EST. There will be satellite coverage of the launch from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. EST, on GALAXY 3, Transponder 15.

GALAXY 3 coordinates: 95 degrees west longitude; uplink frequency, 6225 Mhs; downlink frequency, 4000 Mhs; polarity horizontal.

Jan. 15, 1997

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