Northrop's DSP satellite to launch Saturday

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Muhammed El-Hasan
on November 8, 2007 12:05 PM | | Comments (0) |

The Air Force plans to launch the 23rd and final Defense Support Program satellite on Saturday from Cape Canaveral.
The launch will occur during a window from 5:39 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday. It will take 6 hours and 20 minutes for teh satellite to separate from teh launch vehicle.
Built by Northrop Grumman's Redondo Beach-based Space Technology sector, the DSP constellation was a Cold War work horse that detected nuclear detonations and ballistic missiles.
Watch for the story on Saturday in the Daly Breeze.

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