CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., Sept. 17, 2013 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] workers lift the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-5 satellite onto a transporter following its August 1 arrival at the Navstar Processing Facility on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Photo credit: Boeing photo Neg. #: SEF13-06830-001

Boeing shipped the fifth GPS IIF satellite from its satellite factory in El Segundo, California, on a U.S. Air Force C-17 airlifter. Workers will fuel the satellite and integrate it with a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket prior to launch in October.

The GPS IIFs continue to meet mission requirements as they are added to the on-orbit constellation, achieving the greatest accuracy ever and ensuring highly accurate position, timing and navigation services to a global user community.