[Launch Alert] Launch Delayed

[Launch Alert]

LAUNCH DELAYED

Next week's planned Atlas V launch from Vandenberg SFB has been delayed. The following is an announcement from the United Launch Alliance:


MEDIA UPDATE: ULA Atlas V JPSS-2 Delayed

(Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 29, 2022) – The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-2 civilian polar-orbiting weather satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA's Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) has been delayed due to the need to replace a battery on board the Centaur upper stage of the launch vehicle. Launch is now planned for NET Nov. 9, pending range availability.

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LAUNCH PHOTOS

I am looking for a high quality photo of Thursday night's launch for my spacearchive.info web site. If you think you have a contender, please e-mail it to me. Be sure to confirm you are the copyright holder and provide details on the equipment you used to record the image and your location at liftoff.

Brian Webb