GPS Satellite Launch.
GPS IIR-M satellite was successfully launched on October 17th 2007 using the new GPS LADO (Launch/Early Orbit, Anomaly Resolution, and Disposal Operations) System. This significant achievement is the culmination of outstanding teamwork efforts among the U.S. Air Force, Braxton Technologies, the engineering firm that designed the groundbreaking command and control technology, and The Boeing Company, the prime contractor.