Dishnut wrote:
> Tonight (2-16) United Launch Alliance is scheduled to launch the THEMIS
> spacecraft for NASA on a Delta II rocket (7925 configuration) from
> SLC-17B, Cape Canaveral, Florida.
>
> Ground and high-altitude winds are the primary concern for todays launch
> attempt.
>
> Launch is scheduled at 6:05 p.m. EST. with a window extending to 6:23
> p.m. EST.
>
>
> THEMIS satellite separations occurs approximately 73 minutes after liftoff.
>
> THEMIS, (Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during
> Substorms) is a constellation of five identical satellites to resolve
> the tantalizing mystery of what causes the spectacular sudden
> brightening of the Northern Lights or the aurora borealis - the fiery
> skies over Earth's northern pole.
> This is NASA's first five identical satellite mission.
>
> This will be the first NASA launch for ULA which is a joint venture
> between Boeing and Lockheed Martin combining the Delta and Atlas rocket
> fleets under the ULA organization.
>
> Broadcast coverage:
>
> NASA TV MPEG2 available on AMC-6 at 72° W, transponder 17C (4040 V)
> SR: 26665 VPID: 273 APID: 276 PCR: 273
>
> NASA TV MPEG2 available on AMC-7 at 137° W, transponder 18 (4060 V)
> SR: 26665 VPID: 273 APID: 276 PCR: 273
>
> Broadcast coverage starts at 3:45 p.m. EST.
>
> Don't have a dish? Webcast is available at:
>
> http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/
>
> Additional coverage at:
>
> http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d323/status.html
> http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html
> http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stereo/main/index.html
>
Due to unfavorable upper level winds a scrub was called, another attempt
will be made tonight.
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