HDNet will exclusively broadcast live coverage of a Department of Defense satellite launch on Monday, Sept. 25, at 2 p.m. EDT.
Using NASA facilities, the unmanned satellite lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a mission supporting a Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) mapping project. This satellite will join the first operational GPS IIR satellite, launched last year.
Technology aboard the new GPS IIR-15 satellite offers several new features for the GPS user, such as enhanced encryption and anti-jamming capabilities for the military user and a second civil signal.
HDNet will use up to 14 Grass Valley, Ikegami and Sony HD cameras positioned throughout the Kennedy Space Center, in addition to Canon 86x telephoto lenses.
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For more information, visit www.hd.net.
