DSP to Launch Next Month

Oct. 11, 2007

The launch of the final Defense Support Program early warning satellite currently is on tap for November, reports Amn. David Dobrydney. It was slated for late August. Boosting the DSP into orbit will be a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy and marks the first operational launch for the new booster.

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