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Boeing Delta IV Launch Set for First Air Force EELV Mission
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ST. LOUIS, Mar. 5, 2003 - A Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta IV rocket is 
scheduled to launch the first satellite for the U.S. Air Force's 
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program on Mar. 8, from Cape 
Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), Fla.

Liftoff is scheduled during a 77-minute window that opens at 6:44 p.m. 
EST from Space Launch Complex 37B.

A Delta IV Medium launch vehicle configuration will deploy the Defense
Satellite Communications System (DSCS) spacecraft, DSCS III A3, to a
geosynchronous transfer orbit.

Boeing will provide a Web cast of the launch at:
http://www.boeing.com/delta.

A unit of The Boeing Company, Integrated Defense Systems is one of the
world's largest space and defense businesses. Headquartered in St. 
Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $23 billion business. It 
provides systems solutions to its global military, government and 
commercial customers. It is a leading provider of intelligence, 
surveillance and reconnaissance; the world's largest military aircraft 
manufacturer; the world's largest satellite manufacturer and a leading 
provider of space-based communications; the primary systems integrator 
for U.S. missile defense; NASA's largest contractor; and a global 
leader in launch services.

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Contacts:
Robert Villanueva
(714) 330-1781 Mobile
robert.s.villanueva{at}boeing.com

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