[Launch Alert] Launch Delayed

[Launch Alert]

Vandenberg AFB News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 2, 2012
							
ATLAS V LAUNCH DELAYED

VANDENBERG Air Force Base, Calif. - The launch of an Atlas V rocket carrying
the National Reconnaissance Office NROL-36 payload originally scheduled for
Aug. 2 has been delayed due to an uprange instrumentation issue and is now
scheduled for Aug. 3 at 12:27 a.m. from Space Launch Complex-3. 

There are no issues with the Atlas V vehicle or the NROL-36 space vehicle
and these systems are safe and secure. 

There is a 90 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for the launch.

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Live Broadcast:

BEGIN TRANSMISSION (BARS AND TONE) - APPROXIMATELY 11:37 P.M. (AUGUST 2)

BROADCAST START - 12:07 A.M. (AUGUST 3) 

SATELLITE: AMC 1

CARRIER: SES Americom

TRANSPONDER: C09

BAND: C-Band Analog

ORBITAL POSITION: 103 degrees west

BANDWIDTH: 36 MHz (Full Transponder)

UPLINK FREQ: 6105 MHz Vertical

DOWNLINK FREQ: 3880 MHz Horizontal

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Official Scrub Statement
United Launch Alliance

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (Aug. 2, 2012) - The launch of an Atlas V
carrying the National Reconnaissance Office NROL-36 payload was scrubbed
today due to a range instrumentation issue. There are no issues with the
Atlas V vehicle or the NROL-36 space vehicle and these systems are safe and
secure. The launch is rescheduled for Friday, Aug. 3 from Space Launch
Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., pending resolution of the
range instrumentation system issue. The launch time for Aug. 3 is 12:27 a.m.
PDT. The forecast for Aug. 3 shows a 90 percent chance of favorable weather
conditions for the launch tomorrow.