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Climate and Science => Space, Science and Nature => Topic started by: JennyLeez on February 18, 2012, 01:20:16 PM

Title: Atlas V’s 2nd attempt to launch MUOS scrubbed due to weather 18th Feb 2012
Post by: JennyLeez on February 18, 2012, 01:20:16 PM

United Launch Alliance’s Altas V saw a second attempt to launch the first of five U.S. Navy’s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellites from SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) scrubbed on Friday due to unaccepable weather conditions. ULA have decided to rollback the vehicle, and target a third attempt No Earlier Than (NET) Wednesday.
(http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/23201_single.jpg)

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2012/02/atlas-v-launch-muos-historic-centaur-milestone/ (http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2012/02/atlas-v-launch-muos-historic-centaur-milestone/)

Title: Re: Atlas V’s 2nd attempt to launch MUOS scrubbed due to weather 18th Feb 2012
Post by: JennyLeez on February 18, 2012, 01:22:07 PM

Dark skies behind the Atlas V/MUOS pad (nasa.gov).
Around 11.00am NZ Local Time 18th Feb 2012.

Title: Re: Atlas V’s 2nd attempt to launch MUOS scrubbed due to weather 18th Feb 2012
Post by: Suezy on February 18, 2012, 01:44:00 PM

Those skies do look a bit murky.

Title: Re: Atlas V’s 2nd attempt to launch MUOS scrubbed due to weather 18th Feb 2012
Post by: ato2 on February 18, 2012, 01:48:01 PM

Thanks for this link...yes little point in having bad weather take-off.

Title: Re: Atlas V’s 2nd attempt to launch MUOS scrubbed due to weather 18th Feb 2012
Post by: Suezy on March 03, 2012, 06:44:06 PM

Yes that is the second of the proposed launchings  due to the weather. Trust all will be well on Wednesday for them.