[Launch Alert] Minotaur I Launch Delayed

[Launch Alert]

                             LAUNCH ALERT
 				  
                             Brian Webb
                      Ventura County, California
                  launch-alert-editor at earthlink.net
                        www.spacearchive.info
		       
                              2011 February 5 (Saturday) 06:35 PST
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                      MINOTAUR I LAUNCH DELAYED
                    Vandenberg AFB News Release
                           2011 February 5

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - The launch of a Minotaur I launch
vehicle from Space Launch Complex-8 here has been delayed due to a
power issue affecting mandatory range safety equipment.

During the countdown, Western Range controllers observed a power
fluctuation on a transmitter used to maintain positive control over
the launch vehicle throughout range operations.

"Safety is our number one priority, so we are analyzing the situation
and taking every necessary precaution," said Col. Richard Boltz, 30th
Space Wing commander and launch decision authority.  

The launch has been rescheduled for 4:26 a.m. (PST), Feb. 6, pending
resolution of the power issue.


Post-launch articles, photos and video will be posted to
www.vandenberg.af.mil and www.Facebook.com/30thSpaceWing

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