PRN03/SVN33/GPS II-25 Launch

NANU announcing launch:

NOTICE ADVISORY TO NAVSTAR USERS (NANU) 065-96111
SUBJ: PRN03 LAUNCHED JDAY 088/0021 ZULU.
1. CONDITION: GPS SATELLITE PRN03 (SVN33) WAS LAUNCHED ON JDAY 088
(28 MAR 96) AT 0021 ZULU. PRN03 WILL RESIDE IN THE C2 SLOT. PRN28
(SVN28) WAS PREVIOUSLY LOCATED IN THE C2 SLOT, BUT HAS NOW BEEN
MOVED TO THE C5 SLOT. THE PROJECTED USABLE DATE FOR PRN03 IS JDAY
111 (20 APR 96). THIS DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. A FOLLOW UP NANU
WILL BE SENT ONCE THE NAVIGATION PAYLOAD ON PRN03 IS USABLE.
2. POC: LT CRUM AT COMMERCIAL (719) 567-6396 OR DSN 560-6396.

Additional information courtesy of FLORIDA TODAY Space Online (these links are used with permission and the files are copyright 1996, Florida Today):

• McDonnell Douglas News Release on Launch

• Florida Today Story on Launch

• Launch Photo by Craig Rubadoux of Florida Today.

• USAF Launch Photo

• Additional images captured from USAF video:
  • Image 1
  • Image 2
  • Image 3
  • Image 4

• Sound File of Launch (472kb, 8-bit, 16kHz, WAV file) as recorded at the Cape Canaveral press site.

• QuickTime Movie of Launch (1.6 Mb) - a 20 second excerpt from USAF video.

• GPS II-25 Mission Patch

• Rockwell Mission Decal

Next scheduled GPS launches:

11 July 1996	Block IIA satellite
29 August 1996	First Block IIR satellite