[MilCom] KSC/CCAFS launching small wx sat this morning.

[AllanStern at aol.com]

It is Wednesday 10:02am EDT (1402z).
   Once again I am monitoring ground comms from NASA-KSC and Cape  Canaveral 
AFS, as well as comms from USCG "Range Control" preparing for the  launch of 
what they are referring to as a "small wx satellite."  They do  not use such 
reference for wx balloon launches; this is definitely a small  satellite of some 
kind.
   The USCG is making Launch Hazard Area announcements on 157.1.  Also Coast 
Guard Range Control is in comms with vessels on 157.075 to change  their 
courses and get them out of the LHA.  The launch window is from  0945am local to 
1215pm local.  CG Vessel 25423, a RHIB based at Port  Canaveral, is involved in 
the range clearance activities.
   Just to avoid confusion, today's launch is NOT the GOES  launch. A Boeing 
Delta 4 carrying the Geostationary Operational Environmental  Satellite-N 
(GOES-N) will launch on May 24 from Pad 37B at Cape Canaveral  AFS.
 
My previous posting 06-05-15:
 
KENNEDY SPACE CTR/CCAFS Wx SAT LAUNCH
  While monitoring NASA-KSC and Cape Canaveral AFS ground comms today  I 
heard discussion of a "small weather satellite" that was to launch this  morning. 
The launch hazard area extends only 8 miles offshore and the USCG says  it 
needs Range Control for only the area
in the immediate vicinity of the  launch pads.
The cutoff time for the launch window was 1200pm EDT  (1600z), but well in 
advance of that (10:45am EDT) the launch was scrubbed until  tomorrow.  Usual 
turnaround times are 24-hours, so look for the launch in  the morning.
 
AL STERN Satellite Beach FL