NATION IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Navigation Satellite Rockets Into Orbit
A Navstar navigation satellite was rocketed into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to join a network of spacecraft that guide bombers, warships, missiles and ground troops with great accuracy. A 128-foot-tall Air Force Delta 2 rocket boosted the $65-million satellite into orbit after the liftoff was delayed a day because of a problem with a fuel tank pressurization system. The Navstar satellites enable U.S. and allied military units to determine their positions to within 50 feet in any type of weather anywhere in the world.
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