Leak delays Atlas 5 launch
Posted: Wed, Mar 18, 2009, 7:30 AM ET (1130 GMT)
The launch of a military communications satellite on an Atlas 5 rocket was postponed Tuesday evening after a leak developed in the rocket's upper stage. The Atlas 5 421 was scheduled to launch Tuesday night from Cape Canaveral and place the WGS 2 satellite into geosynchronous orbit. However, during fueling of the rocket a leak was detected in the oxidizer valve in the rocket's Centaur upper stage, and scrubbed the launch. No new launch date was immediately announced.
The launch of a military communications satellite on an Atlas 5 rocket was postponed Tuesday evening after a leak developed in the rocket's upper stage. The Atlas 5 421 was scheduled to launch Tuesday night from Cape Canaveral and place the WGS 2 satellite into geosynchronous orbit. However, during fueling of the rocket a leak was detected in the oxidizer valve in the rocket's Centaur upper stage, and scrubbed the launch. No new launch date was immediately announced.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
Roscosmos replaces cosmonaut on next Crew Dragon mission to ISS
Posted: Sat, Dec 6 9:45 AM ET (1445 GMT) |
|
news links
|
|
Wednesday, December 24
Fate Of Resilient-GPS Program Remains Unresolved
Aviation Week — 9:21 am ET (1421 GMT) CEO of company that operates world’s largest rocket plant in Alabama resigns
Huntsville Times — 9:19 am ET (1419 GMT) AST SpaceMobile Launches Biggest Satellite to Challenge SpaceX
Bloomberg News — 9:19 am ET (1419 GMT) JAXA faces long road to recover international trust
Asahi Shimbun — 9:13 am ET (1413 GMT) BlueBird-2 launch: ISRO's ‘Baahubali’ rocket LVM3-M6 lifts off with its heaviest payload ever; PM showers praises
Hindustan Times — 9:12 am ET (1412 GMT) |
