[Launch Alert] Atlas V Launch Date

[Launch Alert]

The following is a statement issued by the United Launch Alliance.


ULA UPDATE - NROL-36 STATEMENT

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (Aug. 22, 2012) - The launch of an Atlas V
carrying the National Reconnaissance Office NROL-36 payload is being
rescheduled. The NROL-36 mission leadership has established a new launch
date of Sept. 13 and a request for this new launch date on the range has
been submitted to the 30th Space Wing. The previously planned launch date of
Sept. 6 was not available on the range and mission managers have elected to
revise the launch date to Sept. 13 as preferred for overall operational
considerations. The team working to implement the corrective actions for the
range issue with the Mission Flight Control Center (MFCC) is currently
finalizing the implementation, test and certification of the MFCC corrective
actions. There are no issues being worked with either the Atlas V vehicle or
the NROL-36 space vehicle and they remain secured in the Mobile Service
Tower at Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base.