8/2/2012 - VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The launch of an Atlas V rocket carrying the National Reconnaissance Office NROL-36 payload originally scheduled for Aug. 2 has been delayed due to an uprange instrumentation issue and is now scheduled for Aug. 3 at 12:27 a.m. from Space Launch Complex-3.
There are no issues with the Atlas V vehicle or the NROL-36 space vehicle and these systems are safe and secure.
There is a 90 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for the launch.
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Note to Editors: Media planning to cover the event should RSVP by calling 1st. Lt. Austin Fallin at 805-606-6159 or by e-mail at Austin.fallin.1@us.af.mil by noon Aug. 2. A media escort will depart the Vandenberg Main Gate Visitor's Center for the media viewing site Aug. 2 at 11:30 p.m.
Live Broadcast:
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