Station, Fla. that successfully placed into orbit the 11th Class 2R satellite for the U.S. Air Force’s Global Positioning System (GPS 2R-11) constellation. Augmented thrust for the launch was provided ...

Augmented thrust for the launch was provided by nine GEM-40 solid propulsion strap-on boosters manufactured by ATK Thiokol — continuing a tradition of flight support for Delta II missions that began ...