[Launch Alert] L-3 Update / Total Lunar Eclipse

[Launch Alert]

The following are excerpts from an L-3 update from the United Launch Alliance:


Everything is progressing toward the ULA Atlas V launch carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-2 mission for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID). The mission is set to lift off on Thurs., Nov. 10 from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The launch time is 1:25 a.m. PST. Today’s forecast shows a greater than 90 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch.

Atlas V JPSS-2 mission information available here [https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/next-launch/atlas-v-jpss-2].

Pre-launch processing photos can be found here [https://www.flickr.com/photos/ulalaunch/albums/72177720302506459]. Photos can be used with credit to United Launch Alliance.

Launch Forecast Summary:
Overall probability of violating weather constraints: <10%
Primary concern: Cumulus Clouds

Overall probability of violating weather constraints for 24-hour delay: 0%
Primary concerns: None

Launch Broadcast
Live broadcast coverage of launch available at: www.ulalaunch.com. The JPSS-2 launch broadcast will start at 12:45 a.m. PST on Nov. 10.

Live launch updates available at: www.ulalaunch.com.
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TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE

Weather permitting, a total lunar eclipse will be visible from the western U.S. and other areas tomorrow morning (November 8). For details, go to https://spaceweather.com