[Launch Alert] Launch Rescheduled for Saturday

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Thu Aug 2 15:22:43 EDT 2012


 
The following is a Vandenberg AFB news advisory issued by 30th Space Wing Public Affairs.

ATLAS V LAUNCH DELAY EXTENDED

VANDENBERG Air Force Base, Calif. - The launch of an Atlas V rocket carrying
a National Reconnaissance Office payload has been rescheduled for Saturday
at 12:13 a.m. from Space Launch Complex-3 here to provide additional time
for resolution of a range instrumentation issue that developed during the
initial launch attempt Aug 2. 

There are no issues with the Atlas V vehicle or the NROL-36 space vehicle. 

The weather forecast predicts a 90 percent chance of favorable weather
conditions for the launch.


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