[Launch Alert] Launch Rescheduled for Friday

[Brian Webb]

Delta II COSMO-SkyMed 4 Mission Rescheduled for Nov. 5

Vandenberg AFB, Calif., (Nov. 3, 2010) - The launch of the Delta II
COSMO-SkyMed 4 (Constellation of four SAR radar satellites for global Earth
Observation performed for the Italian Space Agency, the Minister of Defence
and the Ministry of Research) mission has been rescheduled for Friday, Nov.
5 with a launch time of 7:20 p.m. PDT.  During a review and analysis by
Thales Alenia Space of the current position of the three COSMO-SkyMed
satellites currently on orbit, it was determined that in order for COSMO
SkyMed-4 to be correctly inserted into the constellation, a launch could not
take place on Nov. 4 due technical reasons.

The Delta II second stage low voltage battery issue has been resolved and
the rocket is ready for launch.  Updates to the COSMO SkyMed-4 mission
status will be issued as new information becomes available. United Launch
Alliance provides the Delta II launch vehicle and mission services under a
commercial launch service contract administered by Boeing Launch Services
for Thales Alenia Space-Italia (TAS-I).
 

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