Delta IV rocket launches from Cape Canaveral

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – United Launch Alliance successfully launched a Delta IV rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Friday night.

The rocket took a new Global Positioning System satellite into orbit. The satellite is the sixth of 12 new next-generation GPS satellites being deployed around the world. It's the second of four GPS missions planned to launch from the Cape this year.

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The launch comes after a scrubbed launch Thursday night because of bad weather.


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