A Taurus XL rocket and its NASA satellite, called Glory, stand ready for blastoff early Friday morning from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Liftoff is planned for 2:09 a.m. from Space Launch Complex-576E. 5:09 AM EST 10:09 UTC
Weather remains suitable for the liftoff, but won't necessarily be favorable for viewing.
The National Weather Service is calling for patchy dense fog late tonight and early Friday morning for the Santa Maria and Lompoc areas.
"Weak onshore flow will bring the marine layer inland producing fog and reduced visibility at the launch site," Air Force officials noted in the launch weather forecast.
With fog in the forecast for Friday morning, launch weather officers say visibility will be limited to three miles.
Launch crews are scheduled to report to their consoles at 10:20 p.m. tonight.PST
The first launch attempt occurred Feb. 23, but was scrubbed after a problem related to ground-support equipment.
During its $424 million mission, Glory will study key aspects of global climate change. Specifically, scientists hope to learn how the sun and small particles called aerosols affect weather on Earth.
Liftoff is planned for 2:09 a.m. from Space Launch Complex-576E. 5:09 AM EST 10:09 UTC
Weather remains suitable for the liftoff, but won't necessarily be favorable for viewing.
The National Weather Service is calling for patchy dense fog late tonight and early Friday morning for the Santa Maria and Lompoc areas.
"Weak onshore flow will bring the marine layer inland producing fog and reduced visibility at the launch site," Air Force officials noted in the launch weather forecast.
With fog in the forecast for Friday morning, launch weather officers say visibility will be limited to three miles.
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| DELTA II for April launch at right Taurus XL with Glory for launch March 4th. |
The first launch attempt occurred Feb. 23, but was scrubbed after a problem related to ground-support equipment.
During its $424 million mission, Glory will study key aspects of global climate change. Specifically, scientists hope to learn how the sun and small particles called aerosols affect weather on Earth.
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